[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 21/Jan/2024]
When I came down stairs the other day first thing in the morning and looked out of the window I saw many sea gulls gliding across the sky. They were gliding on the air currents, effortlessly, not flapping around, just being who they were and enjoying the morning sunlight.
In the Bible it says, they that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk & not faint.[1]
I want to soar in the air currents with Jesus.
When we were in Malawi we saw the fish eagles soaring in the air currents above the water waiting to catch fish when they were called by the fishermen.
Sometimes in our lives we are flapping around trying to make things happen so we can be an effective witness, doing this that and the other, when it seems like Jesus is saying, just ask me, trust me and I will do what is right in this situation.
It has recently come to my attention when Jesus was at the wedding in Cana of Galilee and they had run out of wine all His mum did was to bring the situation to Jesus’s attention and Jesus did the thing that was needed.
As we bring our needs before Jesus it’s a wonderful thing if we can trust Him to bring about what is needed.
I always want to fix things but as we surrender all to Jesus, He will do what is necessary and it’s not always what we’d choose, think or expect.
He did say, my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
O taste and see that the Lord is good, He really is!
Every blessing,
Chris Ginter
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[1] Isaiah Chapter 40 v 31
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