Read Ezekiel 37:1-10
Today is what many considered a historic day in Alabama, at least as far is the weather is concerned. Much of Alabama has been covered with snow, sleet, and freezing rain, even all the way South to the Gulf of Mexico.
Being from a more northern climate, I am thoroughly enjoying this weather (it’s good on occasion). It reminds me a little bit of being back home, where snow days were much more regular than they are here in the south.
However, what has surprised me are the amount of people who seemed to be unaware of what could have potentially happened, especially considering much of our area has been under a winter storm advisory for at least 48 hours prior to anything falling from the ground. Now granted, the forecast may have been off as far as time and specific location, but overall, this was to be expected. I believe that it wasn’t a failure to forewarn or forecast, it was the simple fact that people don’t expect the unexpected.
Is it like that in our churches as well? Have we become so accustomed to whatever it is we do in our churches, content with mediocrity, no or little spiritual growth, or whatever we consider “normal” that we have come to not believe the possibility of the unexpected? This kind of thinking certainly demeans God’s ability and the potential that He has to use nobodies like you and I to do extraordinary things for His glory.
Someone once said, “Trust God for the unexpected, and let him surprise you by doing the unexplainable.” He’s able, do you think He’ll do it? Can God actually transform your marriage? Is the Lord able to bring about a change in our community? Can He save that wayward child?
Just like the snow, it’s possible even if unexpected; today, I challenge you to trust God with the unexpected.
Christopher M Todd 