He is the Lord who calms the wind and the waves and brings peace where there is turmoil (Mark 4:35-41). He is the Warrior who stands between His prophet and the enemy when the enemy is all around (2 Kings 6:15-17). He is the Savior who reached out His hand and rescued Peter from drowning (Matt 14:22-31). He is a mighty God who does might things on behalf of His people.
He is also my Provider who brought my family food when our pantry and checking account was empty. He is my Protector who shielded me in a car accident. He is my Guide who brought me back home. He is My Father who notices even the smallest things in my life. Like my phone.
Shortly before Christmas, my very old phone died and I had no funds to replace it. My best friend’s daughter got a new phone for Christmas and they made a four-hour round trip to bring me her old phone which was still in great condition. It was a blessing and a gift of love from both my friend and from God who cared about me. Until last week when it slipped out of my pocket and into the tub. And we were out of rice. So it just sat on my desk, mocking me with its dead, black face. But two days later, on “a whim” I plugged it in and it came to life and has been working perfectly ever since.
I know you’re thinking, she’s not really going to turn a cell phone into a devotional, is she? Oh, yes I am. Because the God over the wind and the waves is also the God over empty pantries and dead phones. Paul said, “He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?” (Rom 8:32). He is the good and gracious God who cares about even the smallest detail of His children’s lives.
I spent two years recovering from a severe emotional breakdown by studying the Hebrew names of God in Scripture. There were so many that spoke to me, but the one that means everything to me is El Hayyay – the God of my life (Ps 42:8) because there is not one detail of my life that He doesn’t care about, whether I’m in a battle or watching my phone float to the bottom of the tub. He is Lord over the big and the small. Beloved, He is the God of your life, too.
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