The Unexpected
Years ago, I rented office space from an auction house. They held monthly auctions and over the years accumulated, “stuff.” Well one day I had to go down into the basement of the building. I had never gone down the basement steps before, but everything looked normal. I turned on the lights, walked down the steps, and as I made a turn at the bottom of the steps, I nearly had a heart attack. I came face to face with a woman, mannequin. She was a nicely dressed woman, hat and all, but very lifeless. I am sure I was not the only one they managed to scare, by the unexpected.
God does unexpected things in our lives. There was that unexpected check in the mail, or pay raise, that came when we needed it the most. There were those unexpected kind words God prompted someone to share with you, when He knew you needed to be encouraged during a bad day. There was that unexpected sunrise or sunset that God allowed you to witness all by yourself, just an unexpected moment, to connect with God in awe and wonder.
Our God is a God of the unexpected, so much so I am beginning to anticipate what will happen next. even when the unexpected is not what I was expecting. I call it, God’s unending grace.
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” HEBREWS 4:16 NIV
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