There's a story in Lawrence's family
about him at age 4. He and a little
friend were lying down on a quilt resting after a morning of VBS and playing
while Lawrence's Mom was hanging out clothes.
Wilma, Lawrence's Mom, said the little friend asked Lawrence, "Who
made the clouds?" To which Lawrence
replied, "God did." His friend
then asked, "Who made the birds?"
Again, Lawrence replied, "God did." "So," the little friend asked,
"who made the sky?" To which
Lawrence replied, "God did."
The little friend looked at Lawrence and asked, "Who made
God?" Lawrence replied, "God
just be!"
I'm like the little friend, full of
questions about God's way of doing things, about the answers which seem to come
so easily to some people. I continue to
search, question, and long for such a faith filled feeling as Lawrence had at
age 4.
The priest and teachers of the law in
our scriptures today question the authority of Jesus even though they had such
incredible signs. Jesus, God's son, God
in flesh, did things and taught things no one had ever seen or heard
before. The prophets pointed to Jesus,
and Jesus fulfilled those prophecies. I
would like to think that if I had seen, experienced, walked with, and felt the
healing hand of God through Jesus, I would have become one of his
followers. Yet even today, with all the
stories and knowledge about Jesus, I still question.
The priests and teachers questioned
Jesus' authority, probably because they wanted things to stay the way they
were. They had good positions, good
income, good security. They questioned
in hope of finding a way to deny Jesus, to deny His ministry and his claim as
the Messiah.
God has walked with me. He has healed my life and those of my loved
ones. God has comforted me in
losses. I've seen Him in and through the
lives of others, and in His awesome creation.
Yet I question. I feel God has a
soft spot for us 'questioning' folks and often puts things in our lives just to
let us see Him. I'm thankful for His
patience with me. "God just
be" and I know He does have all authority over us. However, I do have just
a few more questions!!!!
PRAYER: God be patient with those of us
who question. As we celebrate this
season of waiting, we realize you sent Your Son as a little one to show us the
way, the truth and give us the life You have for us. Help us open ourselves more each day to You
and Your ways even when we don't understand!
You are an awesome God.
Lawrence & Sharon Herndon
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