It’s a cool 73 degrees here. I love sitting in the sun on cool days and warming my bones. I brought the tulips Jimbo got me yesterday outside to enjoy the sun also (and I just like looking at them). As I sit here drinking my coffee and reading, I can hear birds chirping, singing, cawing, and honking all around me. So many different kinds of “bird calls.” I wish I knew how to distinguish them one from the other. Maybe I’ll take up bird watching... always seemed like a silly thing to do, but now I’m starting to see the beauty in it.
I’ve been reading through the Bible, trying (again) to read it from cover to cover. I’ve never been able to accomplish it, but this time it feels different. I’m actually enjoying it. I think before I was just doing it for the sake of accomplishing a goal. But this time, I’m just taking my time through it and savoring the Words and stories. The Bible really is the most interesting and amazing book.
I’m currently in the book of Job. It’s challenging the way I think of God. We always think God blesses the good and punishes the wicked (and He does). But in this book we see God selecting Job to be tested because of his integrity. Doesn’t make sense to us, in our human/finite logic. But, in God’s eyes it was a privilege to be chosen. God chose him because He knew Job would “come forth as gold.” And God rewarded Job with double all he had because of it. The other thing I found interesting is that God said, “In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God” (1:22). In other words, although Job “spoke many angry words against God” (34:37), God did not consider them a sin. I would have thought, just like his friends did, that it would be a sin. But, not in God’s eyes. He is okay with us venting our raw feelings to/towards Him. And that is such a comforting thing.