New Quote of the Moment

God’s nature seems to force humanity to expect nothing but surprises.

Jason Upton

I’ll point you first to the entirety of the teaching, of which this is the final sentence. This struck me as I remembered something I had written when I created this blog—something which is yet part of this blog title’s description: “You can expect from me what you can expect from life on earth: what happens next may or may not be what you expected.” There is this sort of, for lack of a better word, intuition that I’ve gained over the past two years that has led me to a place not where I can guess what God will do next, but instead where I can guess where God will show me or someone else something we couldn’t possibly have imagined. It brings to mind an old verse that has prophetic meaning carrying even into these days:

Look among the nations, and see;
wonder and be astounded.
For I am doing a work in your days
that you would not believe if told. (Habakkuk 1:5 ESV)

There is something remarkable and valuable about the sense of wonder we who follow God shall inevitably have. Even when He gives us insight into His strategies and things to come, we shall wonder and be astounded when He does His works. Even though Jesus told Peter and the others that He would rise on the third day, they were incredulous until they saw Him for themselves. On a side note, it’s silly to call Thomas “Doubting Thomas,” because none of the Twelve believed the women who reported the angel’s news until Jesus walked through a locked door into their midst! And I expect that on His return (God willing it will come while I’m awake), I should be utterly amazed and dumbfounded until I see Him face to face.
Praise the Lord for His mysteries. Praise the Lord for His revelations. Praise the Lord for His mercy. Praise the Lord for His new work, however surprising it may be.