I Can't See Clearly Now

Here in Pflugerville - this was one of those mornings.

January 14th, 2015.

44 degrees.

Almost no wind.

Dense fog.

Magical, mysterious fog.

Pre-dawn.

Everything just glows.

My bike light shone ahead like a light saber (cool).

And it’s quiet. 

Maybe it’s just me but it seems like it just makes everything quieter.

What is the poem – “the fog comes on little cat feet”?

Here’s the basketball court at work after I arrived this morning.

But there’s a problem with fog.

It hides things. 

You don’t know “what you can’t see”.

Things aren’t really as they seem.

As I was traversing the sidewalk on my morning bicycle commute I was very surprised by two people.

Two people in black hoodies and dark pants coming up to the sidewalk from my right side.

Didn’t see them until I was probably 2 or 3 feet from them.

Near-miss – I didn’t even have time to hit my cute little bicycle bell.

This brought to mind a conversation I had with a friend last week.

About how God’s truths can be foggy.

Foggy for many reasons…

-          Because we don’t know them very well

-          Because we think we know more than we actually do

-          And even because we aren’t supposed to totally understand (it’s just way too complex for our brains to handle) – like the Trinity or Jesus being both God and Man at the same time or miracles.

And there’s only one way to clear out the fog.

Get out of your fog and into the Word.

On your own.  With your family.  With your church family.  With your pastor.

The Son-shine will melt the fog away.

I think God’s Word is the only thing in this world that you can NEVER get too much of.

Too much of anything else will kill you.

But God’s Word brings you to eternal life!

It brings to mind a favorite song…

…

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

When I feel afraid,

Think I've lost my way,

Still you're there right beside me.

Nothing will I fear

As long as You are near.

Please be near me to the end.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

…

I will not forget

Your love for me, and yet

My heart forever is wandering.

Jesus, be my guide,

And hold me to Your side,

I will love You to the end.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

…

Nothing will I fear

As long as you are near.

Please be near me to the end.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

…

Amen.

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