I was really tempted to name this blog post “One God to Rule Them All”. But then I thought it would sound very severe to people who were not LOTR fans.
Anyways.
I am currently sitting in my favorite little coffee shop in the town where I grew up and currently live. The staff knows me here, I have my favorite couch in the corner (which somebody else took today…), my favorite latte, favorite panini…..you get the idea. I’ve spent the last 30 minutes writing notes and letters and reading my bible, occasionally glancing out the window at bikers, golfers, and people walking by. Thinking about how everything is about to change.
My apple pie lattes and green smoothies are about to turn into water from a dirty Nalgene. My cozy sweaters and winter hat will be shed for light-weight, quick dry t-shirts and shorts. The English that is spoken around me constantly will be a whirl of different languages, some of which I know, some of which are completely foreign to me. The people I watch will be of different cultural backgrounds, have different stories, lifestyles and world views. A rush of excitement came over me, as I thought about the adventures I am about to have. A twinge of nervousness followed, not far behind, as I looked around me and began to prepare myself for 11 days from now, when all of these comfy, cozy things will be stripped from me.
But then I looked down, at my open bible.
And I got excited again.
Because one thing most certainly will not change. This book is the book I will still be reading, and this God is the God I will still be worshiping and growing closer to. The same God I just spent Christmas celebrating, is the God who is with me, and the God who has gone before me. God is the same God yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is the same God in the United States as he is in Latin America, Asia and Africa. When everything around me changes, my God and his Word do not.
My prayer today is that I would keep my eyes focused on him. I don’t need to look at the things around me for a sense of familiarity when I have my father with me and before me. The only thing left to do is GO ,and I could not be more excited!
1 Tim 2:5 “For there is ONE God and ONE mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men”
