There's been several floods this week. It flooded today in Wilmington in more ways than one. Parts of College Road were under several inches of water. And parts of the road I've traveled on and many of my close friends have traveled on are under several inches of...well floods of different sorts.
This week and the last have been challenging for several friends of mine. They're taking things well. They've been reminded of life and all it's joys. A newborn baby, a father who passed from one life to the next, a wife who suddenly became ill and is now miraculously better...Standing up under a flood of seemingly incomprehensible news, both sad and joyful. My friends have done well. Christ is their strength. It's so evident in their lives and their responses. Life comes like a flood sometimes.
Can we ever get enough of God? On one level, yes. When we encounter Christ and he abides within us, we become his. We receive the Holy Spirit as a future guarantee of greater things to come. (Eph 1:13). On another level, we are encouraged to constantly seek God, to continually grow, to tap into the fire hydrant of God's love and character. (Eph 3:14-19). The flood of suffering and joy are a part of the process God takes us all through.
My friend recently prayed, "He must increase, I must decrease." (John 3:30) That made me ask, "So there is more of God for my life?" Yes. There is more of God for the one who seeks passionately the Creator God. God doesn't change. We only get closer to him so that we might become more and more overwhelmed with his glory.
The floods of life often surprise us. Yet in them all, God's glory and character are revealed. I'm so aware of God flooding my week as I see others go through a flood. It's encouraging to see them stand and stand strong. Hopefully you'll see others go through times of flooding and have a chance to stand with them also. God's there in their midst. He brings the flood. But He also brings Himself.
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