Grace unto you, and peace.

For the past few days, the mornings had been pleasantly cool, and there was always a gentle breeze moving through the trees. But this morning when I stepped out onto the porch, I immediately noticed that though the sky was overcast and there was no glaring sun, the air was still, heavy, and humid. But what really got my attention was the fact that there was absolutely no breeze.

I instantly recalled Revelation 7:1, which recounts what will happen on the earth at the opening of the sixth seal:

“After these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.”

Revelation 7:1

Do you have any idea how miserable the earth would be if there were not even the slightest breeze to offer relief from the heat (and the humidity)? Even after I remarked to my son the fact that there was no breeze, a slight breeze blew, and there was an immediate and noticeable difference. Imagine if there were not even that?

Well, my Bible tells me that this very thing is coming to a neighborhood near you. We usually only give God credit for the major things that He gives us (i.e. life, food, a job, a place to live, clothes, etc.), but we often fail to recognize the importance of a simple breeze and to glorify God for providing that for us.

Those of us who claim to love the Lord Jesus Christ ought to think about this, because we are supposed to know Him better than the average person. If we are not thanking Him for the simple things like a cool breeze, how well do we really know Him? And if we don’t really know Him, how grateful can we be?

So, the next time you feel a breeze, no matter how slight, think on the Lord Jesus, because He did that for you.

Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.

The Still Man