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Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm
105:4

Expecting the Unexpected

Things didn't go quite like I'd planned. "Imagine that," I mused.
Well, if there is one thing in life we can be certain of it's change.
Nothing stays the same for very long.

The names for our triune Lord God are many in the Old Testament
scriptures. Among them are Jehovah Shammah, the God who is there.
That is one of my favorites. There is Jehovah Nissi, the Lord our
banner, who goes before us, and Jehovah Rohe, the God who heals.

My personal extra name for God is Jehovah Surprise, the God of the
Unexpected. Not that anything happening catches Him offguard. He's
not up in heaven, looking down, exclaiming,"Ohh! Look at that!"
Rather, I'm the one who is continually surprised by people, events and
circumstances.

There's a saying,"We make plans and God laughs." And another saying,
"Life is what happens while we're making other plans." God may be full
of surprises, yet He is still in control, still the sovereign God of
the universe, still on His throne, the same yesterday, today, and
forever.

The Lord's love and faithfulness is about the only thing we can expect
in the midst of the unexpected. The good news is we can count on Him
in our constantly ever-changing world.

inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2011

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