MORE THAN THEY SEEM

MORE THAN THEY SEEM On the highway Of life We ALL get lost From time to time We get our priorities Out of whack And we LOSE our path But OUR GOD-OUR Jesus NEVER get lost He is the compass He is the GPS We can all look to-TO FIND our way back home HE is-THEY ARE MORE THAN THEY SEEM “His dominion Is an everlasting dominion They shall NOT be taken away His kingship Shall not be destroyed” Daniel 7:14 Many things CHANGE Over the course Of time Sometimes-old friendships change The old neighborhood changes It doesn't look the same As when we grew up there But GOD never changes He is slow He is steady He is the rock AND HE IS LOVE His love never changes Or wanes “I the Lord DO NOT CHANGE” Malachi 3:6 “But form everlasting To EVERLASTING The Lord's LOVE is With those who fear him” Psalm 103:17 And I might add With those who love him Like you and me He is-JESUS IS EVERLASTING LOVE He is MORE THAN HE SEEMS He is-Jesus is NOT just the carpenter's son He is-the ALPHA- And the OMEGA- He is LOVE PERSONIFIED And if we judge By appearance OUR LIVES Are just a series Of random events-of accidents- And losses But our lives too Are made to be MORE THAN THEY SEEM Just because OUR GOD LOVES US-and he puts us ON RIGHT PATHS “He guides me Along the right paths” Psalm 23:3 “And he will MAKE your paths STRAIGHT” Proverbs 3:6 TODAY is the feast of the TRANSFIGURATION The appearance Of Elijah and Moses with Jesus To Peter-James-and John Let us REMEMBER That life Isn't what it seems It is MORE Because GOD LOVES US Jesus is OUR LAMP SHINING in the dark places Of our life Jesus was MORE THAN HE SEEMED He was the KING Shining over ALL the earth And since GOD IS- Jesus is-who they are FAITH tells us That our lives are Meaningful too Our lives too are MORE THAN THEY SEEM For our God IS NEVER LOST Robert P. Wallman 8-5-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Eve Tushnet