Meeting with God on 422

I’d prefer not to be the only one contributing to these devotionals each day. I’d like to see everyone post a little something on how God has been challenging or encouraging or speaking to them lately. So today’s thoughts come from Lori and her experience with God on 422…yes 422! .

Something really cool happened this morning – a “God thing” or “God moment” as we call them in our family.

I had a doctor appt this morning and had to drive to Collegeville in the heat of the 422 traffic (grrr). I heard it was really backed up so I left in plenty of time. Well, to my surprise, there was NO traffic the whole way to Collegeville at 8:30 in the morning. I always drive with Word FM on in the car, Lord knows I like the positive reinforcement of worship while I drive…haha.

It was a beautiful morning. None like any of us deserve from the Lord. The sun was shining, nice breeze – amazing blue sky. Just amazing colors as I drove. Then it happened. Three amazing back to back to back worship and praise songs – three that we sing a lot. Worshipping as I drove down Rt. 422- just something you don’t to together usually. But it was amazing. God used that time in such a cool way to just kind of rejuvenate me, comfort me, challenge me and just bless me in an amazing way!

Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untamable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God.

The dr’s appt wasn’t the best, and I didn’t get the news I wanted. But God is amazing and I praise Him continually for His greatness in loving me through my failures and challenging me daily to be more like Him. Even in the car, I can praise My Savior. How cool is our God!? How unworthy I am to have His love.

Not that this needed added to or anything, but it reminded me of what Jesus said in the book of Matthew (chpt 6):

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’…But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.