Saturday, February 1, 2014

He who reveals His thoughts to man

For behold He who forms the mountains and creates the wind,
and declares to man what is his thought...
Amos 4:13

For the Lord God does nothing 
without revealing his secret
to His servants the prophets.
Amos 3:7

My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working. I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees the Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son does also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does.
John 5:17, 19-20

There is a garage. Sounds of knocking, clanging, banging squeak out. Mingled in - laughter and grunts.

Inside a dad is creating something, some thing created, perfected. Saw dust rises. Tools clang. Nails scatter. 

A closer view reveals he is not alone. A son. By his side. Tools in hand. Goggles on. Watching closely, studying the movements of Dad. He watches patiently and Dad points to a loose nail. Knock. Knock. Dad hands him sandpaper. Scratch. Scratch. 

To the son, the end result not fully known. But he trusts that Dad knows. So he watches. He copies. He obeys, to fulfill his parts, simple and small as they may seem.

To the dad, fully aware of the creation. Fully aware of the steps, sequence. Fully aware he can do it himself. But so glad to involve the son he loves.

This can be us. This is what our dear Father wants for us, for me. Stay close. Watch even closer, with hands open and heart ready for the next opportunity to be involved in Dad's great work. For the Lord reveals His thoughts to man. What will we do with those precious revelations? What will I do?

1 comment:

  1. Love this picture! That's exactly how our walk should look :)

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