THE EXTRAORDINARY GOD OF THE ORDINARY

THE EXTRAORDINARY GOD OF THE ORDINARY

 The Protestant reformer, Martin Luther, penned a book entitled “Day by Day We Magnify Thee.”  In it, he describes the constant presence of God’s hand in our world, which sometimes is underestimated or devalued since it is quite familiar to us.

 Luther writes, “God's wonderful works which happen daily are lightly esteemed, not because they are of no import but because they happen so constantly and without interruption.  Man is used to the miracle that God rules the world and upholds all creation, and because things daily run their appointed course, it seems insignificant, and no man thinks it worth his while to meditate upon it or to regard it as God's wonderful work.”

 Think about it.  The sun rises and sets every day with stellar precision and without interruption.  Animal life behaves in mostly familiar and predictable ways.  Plant life is apt to grow and flourish given the proper conditions and nurture.  Water and oxygen are widely available on earth.  Stars and constellations travel predictable courses in the heavens.  Gravity is a dependable and unchangeable constant.  And on and on and on…

 As the poet, Robert Browning, remarked: “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.”  Although so many things around us appear to be chaotic and troublesome, our extraordinary God still reigns in Heaven and earth, in nature and humanity, and even over this perilous world system.

 Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!