What God Has Up His Sleeve

 

And I said,

"What shall I do, Lord?"

And the Lord said to me,

"Rise and go into Damascus,

and there

   you will be told

all that is appointed

      for you to do."

                Acts 22. 10

God does not give out 

        marching orders.

He calls us to Himself.

Pray, respond,

        rise and go

   (or sometimes stay

    right where we are planted).

When we follow Him,

God reveals not just 

  a path through circumstances,

  but He reveals Himself.

And God has many such things

          up His sleeve

far beyond our radar.

Eternity is bigger than

        our imagination.

We have no conception

   of what God is up to.

We don't have to.

We have only

            to be faithful to Him.

O LORD,

We come to You

    with open hands

and a willing heart.

Please show us Your way

     in this situation,

not just what to do,

but to be Yours in it.

We have no idea

     what You have 

     up Your sleeve.

May we fulfill Your purposes

   every which way

   we can today.

And bring You glory in it.