Step Away, Return Refreshed

King David wrote, "I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works;my soul knows it very well." At first glance one might think, "The adulation of this great king has finally gone to his head. His abilities and attributes have led to conceit." However, this king, most connected with ancient Israel's golden age, was commenting more on God's work than on his own personal qualities. He recognized clearly within himself the fingerprints of God. These fingerprints were obvious and undeniable to David.

Last night I had some uninterrupted time to begin to prepare a Christmas Day sermon. I read and prayed. I researched and looked for creative images that would benefit the hearers in 10 days. I jotted down ideas and thoughts. But after two hours I had multiple directions to go and a jumble of ideas. It was time for a late dinner and some comedy to watch on TV with the family. Interestingly, my mind keeps working on projects even as I enjoy other activities and rest. I see this so often. When I have a project that will need organizing and planning, if I can at least read the goal, my mind will keep churning on it even as I focus on other things.

That's amazing to me. I love computers and the tools they are, but the mind that God has fashioned and formed is amazing. When things go wrong with it, we see how marvelously constructed it is when highly skilled and educated physicians go to great lengths to try to make a positive difference.

So the Christmas Day sermon is not fully written nor finalized, but the direction is narrowed down. I'm excited about that and excited about sharing the transforming power that was brought to the doorstep of humanity so long ago. Excited to unpack the loving truth that came to dwell, not just to say hello. Perhaps you'll hear more on this project, but for now I'm just sharing that God does marvelous work in constructing us. What a designer. Thanking God for his fingerprints in me today. And what an assembly line....I hear that one million babies are born about every four days. I don't know if that's in China alone or worldwide, but WOW! Henry Ford would be amazed.