Ashes to Beauty

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Southern California is on fire, taking homes, properties and lives. What do people do when their homes are gone? I’ve watched several heartbreaking videos and found people helping people, churches and philanthropist organizations rushing with food and water. We might think that lightning and fire are judgements from God. For sure, they are calls to prayer, prayers for restoration and revival. O Lord, I pray people turn in their hearts to look to you, that they would experience your amazing love.

I have wondered for a long time what I would do if I lost my home. The first thing that comes to mind is that our Lord Jesus lived on earth thirty-three years and did not have a home. He spent many lonely vigils in the garden or on the mountain. One time a young lawyer came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go,” and Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of man has no place to lay His head” (Matthew 8:19-20). I think of those words when I lie in comfort in my warm and comfortable bed, and I am humbled. The God of the universe knows what it’s like to have no home. He cares about each of us and wants us to have abundant life. Will you turn to Him in your trouble? If you do, you will experience amazing love. God will take you by your hand and lead you through the darkness to His wonderful light.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, let us not hold on to our comfort so tightly, but to be ready to help those in need, even if it means at a sacrifice. Help us to be humble and compassionate as you are. In Jesus’ name, Amen.