FOODFORTHOUGHT

Unexpected Places

Suddenly, Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said.  Matthew 28:9

Our neighbors had been out fishing. What a beautiful day! The good catch made it even better. Tired, happy hands threw the fish out of the cooler, up onto the dock. One guy started cleaning the boat, another started cleaning the fish.

The coconut telegraph was buzzing. Pelicans flew in, and floated over, to be in reach of the fish scraps being tossed out, an expected yet  familiar site. They always know, somehow, when and where there is fish-cleaning going on.

So later in the week, out for a short boat ride, I was unprepared to see pelicans, in an unexpected place. I did a double-take when we zipped by the mangroves, where several were roosting. I would expect to see them in the water, by the dock. But not up in the trees!

God comes to us in unexpected ways all the time. He is the God of the "suddenlies". There are many incidences, in the Bible, that tell of the Lord "suddenly" doing something.*

Yes, He comes in expected and unexpected ways. He breaks through into our day, and whispers, "Here I am!" "With you!."

Lord, today, please help me to see you in unexpected ways and places.  Amen.

* Matthew 8:26  Then he (Jesus) got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.

Luke 2:13  Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

Luke 23:45  The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.

Luke 24:4  While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.

John 6:19  They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat.

Acts 2:2  Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Acts 9:3  As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.