Friday, September 11, 2015

Gettin Outta Da Way of Traffic


Every morning about 4am I walk my dog. I suppose I could remodel our schedule a bit, but I’m a “morning and night person” and after I return from walking Queenie, I jump on my bike and peddle 10 miles.

More often than not, as I walk towards what I refer to as the “dog path” a car or truck will come from one of two directions, and prior to its arrival, I will step in one of two or three neighbors’ yards with my pooch, in order to avoid a game of “chicken;” (which I would almost certainly lose).

Today, as usual, a truck came up from behind my dog and I, and rather quickly, and I stepped out of the way seconds before it rounded the curve.

Sadly, we don’t have quite as much wherewithal to avoid life’s figurative “traffic.” Sometimes, most of the time, circumstances catch us unawares, and “do a work” on us.

Cancer, surgery, marital issues, financial problems, the death of a loved one.

Thankfully, there is Someone, (with a capital “S”) Who knows our tomorrows while we are still living out today. In the Old Testament, God assured Moses that He would be the “I AM” of his every day. Not the “I was” or the “I will be,” but the “I AM.” In the New Testament, Christ used the same words to describe Who He was, and in so doing made Himself equal with God, and proclaimed Himself to be the Son of God.

Those who name the Name of the Lord, and have accepted Him as their personal Savior can rest assured that nothing catches Him unawares, and that “before He created us in the womb He knew us,” and “none of our days are hid from Him.”
 
By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 6

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