Two weeks ago in my email a "Daily Bible Verse" appeared that was very encouraging. It's in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 29, verse 11. (I've posted in the right hand column under "Words of Encouragement" because it might be just what someone reading this blog needs to hear.) I know, someone may say that it was a promise given to Israel in a particular situation. However, what it reveals is an aspect of God's character, which is unchanging, to love us even though we're unworthy and, I believe, can safely and confidently be applied to "whoever believes in Him".
But that's not all...a week later I received an email from a close friend referring me to the same verse.
But that's not all...that same evening Sherril and I sat down on an extremely rare occasion to watch a movie (my kids won't believe that). She had waited for months to see Soul Surfer, the story of a young girl who lost her arm in a shark attack. In the early part of the movie a verse was quoted. You guessed it: Jeremiah 29:11.
Well, that's not all...the next morning I decided to turn to that verse in my Bible and try to understand the context a little better. Tucked into that page was an outline of sermon notes on the entire passage that I had saved from last summer when we visited a church while we were on vacation.
Sherril would call those "God sightings"...little evidences where we see His orchestration of events that clearly remind us of His loving kindness, active presence in our lives and meeting our needs.
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