I love praying during sunrise. The air feels so crisp and everything is so quiet. As I was talking with Abba, I couldn’t help but notice the sunrise colors kept changing. I found myself getting my phone to capture each moment. Then it dawns on me, Abba doesn’t like familiarity.
Mark 6:1-6
Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. 2 The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?” 3 Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary[a] and the brother of James, Joseph,[b] Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.
The people in his hometown couldn’t even receive their blessing that may have been instore for them as they were too caught up in the familiarity of Jesus, he’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary. As I looked at the different colors of the sunrise, I can see why God like to change thing up on us from time to time. Although the familiar can be such comfort, there is a danger of us taking it for granted and possibly missing out on the new Abba wants to share with us. We can end up taking his grace for granted, his blessings for granted, and even have us in complacency.
Just like in a personal relationship like date
nights for a marriage. Why do couples do
such things? It is to keep things fresh
amongst them so that things don’t become so stagnant. How much more should we recognize that with
our Abba. So, I encourage us as His
children to enjoy the new. It can be
different and with that at times feel nerve wrecking but just imagine what Abba
has instore if we take that time out to be in his new adventures.
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