I MUST Be about My Father's Business!

God shows up when and where we are

Over the last several years, I have had a five hour drive in to the office every month or two. While I would have preferred not to have to make those trips, the times in the car have been filled with sermons through my favorite streaming app (CSN International). The drives have been some of my favorite worship times. I will miss that. And God would always shows me something or answers a question that has been nagging me as I was a captive audience of one for those five hours.

Those trips have been to my office - I have been blessed to be allowed to work remotely. Last week, I made my last such trip in order to have my exit interview before retiring. I had long thought about what I would do once I retired, and one thing that had been on my mind was to start working on some Bible studies. Not just to study, but to write. And I had started to work on a web site/blog some time ago, but I had not taken the time to work on it other than in short spurts.

So here I am in my car, on the way home, and I am listening to a sermon using scripture from Luke 2:49 'And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”' (NKJV). That message spoke to me, or rather, I heard it as God speaking it to me. It reflected an imperative. It was God's way of telling me that I MUST be about His business, which in my situation was to put in the time and do what I had been thinking about. I could no longer just treat it as something that would be nice to try to do. He has compelled me.

So now I am at a crossroads, looking at God's rainbow - his promise. This time a spiritual crossroads with a reminder of His promise. On a prior trip - passing a railroad crossing in front of an incredibly bright rainbow in front of it. The picture is from one of my trips - I was compelled to stop and take the picture. Little did I know that I would have the perfect use for it. It is a wonderful thing to recognize God at work!