Have you ever been looking for something and can’t find it, but someone else quickly finds it in plain sight? Or have you ever watched a movie for the second time and seen things that you completely missed the first time? Perhaps you have noticed something along your way to work one day that you could swear was never there before. I think that we do this all the time. Our attention is easily drawn in one direction, only to miss other significant things.
Isaiah 64:3-4 says, “When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.” It is possible that we miss the awesome acts of God because we are distracted by worldly attractions. We may say that God is doing nothing or that He simply doesn’t exist because we haven’t sincerely tried to observe His wonders. Because we are not looking for Him, we may decline His offer of salvation and eternal love.
Take some time and honestly look around you. See if you cannot see the awesome things that God has done and is doing. Ask Him to open your eyes to see His wonders and open your heart to receive His love.
Reluctant Retiree 