Job 24:6-8

 

6 They harvest a field they do not own,
    and they glean in the vineyards of the wicked.
7 All night they lie naked in the cold,
    without clothing or covering.
8 They are soaked by mountain showers,
    and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.

Reality ... we are blessed 

 

Showers come and showers stay ... we get used to the soaking

 

Soon we won’t feel wet anymore for we are used to it

 

It is so amazing that, when we count our blessings,

 

We always seem to overlook the magnitude of this

 

 

 

Ask a person in a church ... tell me about your blessings

 

They will fall in deep thought and then slowly call a number

 

One, two or maybe three ... but always overlooking,

 

The blessings neglected most, as they sleep and slumber

 

 

 

Yes we take for granted the greatest gift of all

 

As we look for something special ... to satisfy desires

 

Mostly things to call our own ... not what fills a basic need

 

As this treasure is only seen ... when lost in trial or fire

 

 

 

Where your heart is longing ... that is who you are

 

This may appear as nonsense ... but it resides in your core

 

As you justify this behavior and in such locking your home

 

While the Lord knocks constantly as you desire much more

 

 

 

He spoke all things into being ... it took Him no time at all

 

Even if we lock all doors ... it will not prevent the calling

 

What can we really do ... if He steps through the wall?

 

Will we heed His warning ... or just proceed in falling?

 

 

 

Jan Wienen