“The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The Skies display His craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.” (Psalm 19:1-4 NLT)
During a mission’s trip to Guatemala, I had opportunity to share a message with a small congregation of God’s people in a little building high on a mountain. After the service I walked outside to wait for my ride. The church was between two large fields with high crops that were taller than me. A single small light bulb on the front of the building was the only light, so, as I turned on the small road it was completely dark. I literally could not see my hand in front of my face.
At that point I looked up and it was as if the sky was ablaze with stars. I’d never seen anything so magnificent and beautiful. Unhindered by the lights of the earth, the heavens declared God’s glory and majesty in ways I’d never seen before or since.
I thought of that night when I read Ray Majoran’s moving prayer. “Lord God Almighty, we praise You for the places where Your beauty lingers in silence — where the trees are stripped but not dead, and the water freezes but still reflects. You move where we cannot trace You, and yet You leave no detail untouched. All creation declares Your faithfulness.
We confess that we often chase signs and overlook the quiet path You’ve carved beneath our feet. When we don’t see Your footprints, we doubt You were ever there. But You have shown us — again and again — that You are not absent in silence (1 Kings 19:11-12), nor are You idle in the unseen (John 5:17). You work in ways we can’t predict and lead us through waters that don’t part until we step in (Joshua 3:13).
Please strengthen us to follow even when the way is dim and our footing feels unsure. Teach us to value trust over visibility and obedience over comfort. Lead us deeper into the mystery of Your will — not because we understand it, but because we trust that You do.
For Yours is the path, even when it disappears beneath the ice.” (See Glimpse of Eternity “Through the Waters, Unseen”)
Where are you struggling to see God’s will clearly? In what area(s) of your life does it seem God has left no trace of Himself? May I remind us that the Lord always leaves clues; He never leaves us in the dark without a hand or voice to guide us, He never leaves us without hope.
Hear the words of the Prophet in Isaiah 30:15 when he writes: “This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘Only in returning to Me and resting in Me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength.’” In the harried context of our daily lives we too often miss God’s voice because He speaks softly, and we miss His footprints because we’re moving too quickly.
In the darkness seek His quietness; in your torment, seek His calm; in your uncertainty and doubt, receive His certainty as He surrounds you with His holy arms and comforts you with His still, small voice. When you doubt His presence, view His creation. As He spoke the stars into existence, allow Him to speak calm assurance to your heart that would enable you to know you are never alone.
Trust His presence to abide with you, strengthen you, comfort and reassure you that the darkness you’re perceiving will one day soon give way to His glorious light. Linger with Him in His seeming invisible beauty. He IS near. He IS with you now!
Food for thought.
Blessings, Ed 😊
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