Tasting and Seeing

There is a crispness in the air this morning..Fall IS here in the land of sunshine.

My mind goes back to earlier years in my life. Fall has a special place there. It is the one season that the memories even hold scents. The scent of leaves turning on the trees and falling to the ground; those were days of raking piles of leaves and jumping in them when a child in upstate New York. A friend and I would make outlines of a playhouse on our lawn and play until we tired. Wonderful apples falling from the trees in my grandmother's side yard and the squash ripening in the garden! It was a warm and fuzzy time in my life and it is good to remember.

As I remember I'm prompted to remember my early days with Jesus. They were chidlike but constant. And in looking back I see clearly how He loved and protected me even when I was oblivious to His presence in my life.

When the Isrealites crossed the Jordan under Joshua's leadership the Lord commanded Joshua to choose 12 men, one from each tribe and command them to take up 12 stones (one each) from the middle of the river bed and carry them with them to the other side where they woud lodge that night. The place where they camped after coming up from the river was Gilgal and Joshua set the 12 stones up in that place as a memorial to God's presence and deliverance ..."that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, so that you may fear the Lord your God forever". (Read the full story in Joshua chapters 3 an 4)

Sixteen years ago the Lord performed a "River Jordan" deliverance in my life. After 32 years in bondage to a habit that was threatening to interfere with God's purposes for me..our Mighty God appeared upon the crystal blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico in a symphony of light and confirmed to me that He would provide all the strength I would need to put that habit down! Now when I see dancing lights upon a body of water I am reminded of that special day when indeed God's hand was mighty in my life!

My prayer for you today dear one is that you will take some time to remember the ways God's hand has been mighty in your life and then I'd love for you to share it with me.

In Him,
Judy