Cruise Control
Studying this week, I have been reading one of the most famous Psalms in the whole Bible- Psalm 139. I am always amazed at how many times I know things so well and I begin to take them for granted. Like verse 16 that says, “. . . in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” I was riding to Asheville the other day and was singing and thinking through my day and as most all of us do whenwe are on interstate, I put my car on cruise. And what happens when I put my car on cruise? So many times I zone out because I am not actively operating the accelerator. How many times is my life like that? How often do I get up, start my day, go through my day and at the end realize that another day has passed and I can’t recall anything special? As I say a lot, “It was a normal day.” In other words, it was uneventful and rather predictable. But if I live in the Spirit, my life should be wild, untamed, exciting and anything but predictable! Mark Batterson says in his book, Wild Goose Chase, that the Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit. They called Him, “the wild goose.” For more on his book , go to: http://chasethegoose.com/ Even though my days are planned and predictable in God’s eyes, every day and every moment is a mystery to me until God reveals it to me. May I live in expectancy of God’s presence and consistently listening for His voice making clear to me the mysteries of my life and I live moment by moment walking in His presence.
