Above and Beyond

For as the heavens are higher than the earth. so are My ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9

This verse is a good reminder to me that we cannot out dream, out think, or out plan God! Anything we come up with God can take farther than we imagined. He is not limited by our limitations. Often we can only see the little picture or what is right in front of us. We assume we have seen it all. That there is no more to come of it. Maybe it is time we allowed God to remind us of what He has done in the past so that our view of what He wants to do in the present and future will be enlarged.

For quite some time now I have been sending out email devotionals. It is my joy of each morning! I came across the very first devotional journal entry that I made in the spring of 2004. It went as follows:

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James 1:1

James is writing to Jewish Christians who are scattered because of persecution. Many would have been babes in Christ. He surely remembered his fear when the disciples fled the Garden of Gethsemane. He will draw upon personal experiences to encourage them.
Each time I have been emotionally or physically separated from someone I love, the pain can be great. May I remember the pain when someone else faces it.

Show me Your presence and remind me of Your love when the people I so much want to be with are not available. Amen.

When I first started journaling my thoughts I had no intention of sharing them with anyone. But God’s ways are higher than my ways. He took the beginning seeds of my time with Him and grew them into what I send out today. Once again I have to tell myself that His ways are still higher than my ways. I don’t think He is finished with His purpose in the devotionals. He has more in store than I have dared to believe Him for. May I join Him!

Father, I want to know Your higher ways and thoughts for me. Amen.