Spring Explosion

He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. (Hebrews 11:26-28 ESV). This morning when I looked outside I noticed the evidence of a “spring explosion.” Perhaps you have too. It’s not really a matter of a date on the calendar, but some of the things that we see around us that announce spring. For me it’s when the peach trees suddenly blossom. Those pink flowers are the heralds of the changing of the season. Actually none of this spring explosion of color is really sudden. Those flowers have been getting ready to bloom for weeks; it's just that I couldn't see them until now. There's a basic principle in how our creator God works. A lot of what He does is invisible like the coming of spring, or the coming of a baby. It's quite a while before we can actually see any evidence of a baby developing. In fact it takes a test to verify that God's actually begun a new life. Again, God at work invisibly. If you based it on what you could see, you'd conclude that God isn't doing anything. In our reading this morning the writer encourages us by this “invisible” working of God on our behalf. The temptation to quit is so real that he wants us to know that when we can’t see God at work, He still IS at work. It is such a huge mistake to believe that God isn’t there just because we can’t physically experience His presence. Maybe you're making that same kind of mistake right now? Things seem increasingly out of control; you're nearly swamped! You've been praying about it but Jesus isn't doing anything about it. Or is He? His promise to us is that He “… is working all things together for good to those who love God who are the called according to His purpose." (Cf. Romans 8:28). Right now, through this ongoing process He is working them together. God is preparing your answer for you and you for your answer. But, like plants getting ready to bloom, and babies getting ready to be born, much of Gods working is invisible. We mistake God being invisible in our situation for God being inactive in our situation. He's never inactive when it comes to the concerns of His children. Just as He protected and provided for the people in Moses’ day, so He will provide for you. Don't lose hope, don't lose faith now! One day soon you'll be ready to shout out the window, "It's spring again!"