God reveals Himself in the oddest of places some times . . .

I was driving to work yesterday morning; I had the top down on the car and enjoyed the nice crisp air the morning had brought.  The sun was up but a fog had settled on our part of the Tennessee Valley . . . not too thick but thick enough.  As I turned on the last leg of my trek to work the sun was ahead of me at my 2 o’clock.  At times the sun would shine through in full force and nearly blind me, other times the fog would cover completely and black out the sun entirely.  However most of the trip the sun resided in an area of fog that was not so thick that it couldn’t shine through but thick enough that you could sit and stare at the sun and not regret doing so.  I relished this view as it gave me a chance to see the sun for what it is; the thought came to me in regards to how small it looked from such a great distance.  Knowing though that the earth was minuscule in comparison to the sun, just as I am minuscule in comparison to the earth.
I was immediately struck with the imagery of God.  When the clouds are thickest it may seem as though God is not there . . . but He is, ever persistent just on the other side of our problems.  He burns away the darkness like the sun burns away the fog.  We look for God in those hard times and sometimes it seems as though He’s not there, but he is, just on the other side.  Only when we start to come out of our darkness can we see Him.  In that moment when we see Him on the other side we are able to gaze upon the true nature of God.  Loving, caring, seeking; ever shining on His children.  Through that veil of ‘not so thick fog but thick enough’ we are able to view Him in His glory.  We are awe-struck by His presence and watch as the rest of the darkness is burned away.  Finally His revealed self shines through basking us with light and warmth.  Our paths are lit and our beings fed by His presence and Spirit.

We are minuscule in comparison to a Great and Holy God, yet He is mindful of us.  How great is our God!