Surprised By Him

Do you ever find yourself surprised by God? Does he ever come to you when you least expect it? This morning -- like most mornings -- I got up, grabbed some coffee, my Bible and my prayer book and engaged in my devotional time. It was sweet. The Lord spoke to me and I went about my day. Much of the rest of the morning was frustrating and hurried. Then, I got to the office. For some reason (I’ll call it God’s leading) I felt strongly impressed to read Psalm 16 and then Psalm 22. Then He came. His presence came with such joy I almost wanted Him to stop lest I be reduced to tears. In Psalm 22, I saw such glory in the Son’s death on the cross and the Father's perspective of His Son’s death that I was transferred to another place. Even now, a half hour later, I am stunned by Him. Oh, that this could happen more. It seems so many of my times with the Lord are normally encouraging, other times are deeply refreshing but this -- this was glory. All I can conclude is that this is what Jesus meant when he said “the wind blows where it wishes, and you hear it’s sound but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John 3:8). So I will wait patiently with expectation 'til he comes like this again; and even if he never does, I will seek him as for treasure. Join me.