Good Tuesday morning! It's so hot that... We can start a book with that line and have everyone fill in the blank with their favorite 'hot' effect. I like the one about the roads buckling down in Oklahoma. Of course the one that goes, "It's so hot that I went to turn on the barbecue, but it had melted!" isn't bad either. Ah yes, the time of the year when grabbing the steering wheel must be done with oven mitts. Welcome to the heat of July! Our heat dried out a lot, which is much easier to bear. I saw a warning yesterday that going east would be "miserable". That's the word they used! Why are y'all so miserable out there? Of course, we know the answer to that one; throw in some humidity with that high heat and you have the recipe for dangerous heat indices. Instead of a question our line is: y'all be careful out there!
Yes, conditions around the nation can certainly remind us that God has not arrived with the new heavens and the new earth just yet. However, that doesn't mean that we put aside our dreams and yearning for our Lord's return! We are heaven bound, but we may be privileged to see Jesus coming in the clouds too. Whether our Lord comes down to get us or we go up to meet him in Heaven is not as important as the fact that we get to be with him! There is more good news: Jesus has sent his own Spirit to be with us and in us until that time. We don't have to endure all of this alone!
On yet another hot day, it is easy to think of all the things we must endure in this life. But is it not better to think of all that we have in this life? We have the Comforter, our Advocate, the Spirit of God to remind us of Jesus our Lord. We have our brothers and sisters in Christ. We have God's providence in all things we need. We have God's promises that never fail. And we have that one great hope for the future: Jesus our risen Lord! During a difficult time or day, it is good for us to remember these things and say a hearty "Thank you!" to God.
For all of us on this hot day... Thank you, dear God and Father!
Bucky
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