Clay in the Hands

Growing up, we had a solid wood front door. About four and a half feet from the bottom of that door was a little round hole with a funny little round window in it. That hole was no more than a half inch in diameter. The purpose of putting a little half inch hole complete with a half inch window in it? So that we could see who was at the door without having to open it. In fact, if we were quiet, we could actually see who was on the other side of the door and they would not even know we were home.

OK, yes – most doors have a peep-hole, so nothing new. But there are a couple of things I would point out about this technology. The first is that the designers figured out that because of the small opening, the view is very limited – you might be able to see a fraction of the front porch. So they put a wide-angle lens on the thing to expand the view. But even then, you can only see what is right in front of the door and that image is very distorted.

Why all the talk about the development of peep-hole technology? As I have been thinking about our lives and how we have good days and bad days – we have days when we feel God’s presence and days we don’t – I got to thinking about the peep-hole.

You see, Paul said that we see now in a mirror dimly but one day we will see clearly. When it comes to all that God is doing around us, our vision is very limited and what little vision we have is distorted. God has promised that we will never be left alone – God’s spirit is always with us. But sometimes we wonder, “where is God in all this?”

I am here to tell you that regardless of what you are facing today, God is with you. If you could get outside your door and not have to look through that peep-hole, you would see an entirely different picture. God is with you. The spirit is moving all around you.

So remember today, we all have a peep-hole perspective. But with a little faith, we know that even though we only get a glimpse of God at work from time to time, just outside our view, God is always there.

Be blessed today!