I don’t see as many workmen at the construction site of the new arena as I have often seen in the past. The building’s exterior is largely completed, but there is still a lot going on inside. The project manager reported last weekend that over two hundred fifty workers are engaged in mechanical, electrical and plumbing tasks, as well as brick and stone work. Only those who are supervising the project really know what is happening in there; the rest of us merely drive by and must wait to see the results until some months from now.
God too does some of His best work very quietly, often barely visible, but tended with the utmost care. Our very persons are an example. “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb . . . You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.” (Psalm 139:13, 15) Spiritual birth and growth are even more miraculous! The words of a beautiful Christmas hymn speak of this inside work: “How silently, how silently the wondrous Gift is giv’n! So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His Heav’n. No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in.”
Take heart! When you don’t see much happening on the outside of your personal concern, know that there is still a lot going on where God is at work on the inside.
MaryMartha
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