"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things." ( Romans 1: 18-23 ESV)
Tomorrow is the beginning of probably the best month of New England climate. Today I had the pleasure of taking a long walk along country roads praying to God as I received fresh air and exercise. Neither too hot or too cold, today was one of those rare, wonderful ones that we seldom receive here. Some cows grazed, a tiny rivulet bubbled along the road, the leaves are beginning to transform their parent trees with autumnal splendor, and God allows me to revel in it all.
Yet sadness tinged my experience as some of the people that I prayed for do not know God with the intimacy that He has given to me through surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and entrance into His Kingdom through faith and obedience. Some are church goers. God requires more than this. Jesus will not be a part of our life, competing with other things. He wants to be our Life.
Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) And the creation witnesses to Him every day.
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