This summer is giving me a sense of deja vu. Rain and moisture have eluded our state. I feel like I have been here before, on my knees, pleading with our God to have mercy on our state that is breaking out in wildfires. Nasty wicked fires rolling through our majestic mountains fueled by gusting winds, ninety to one hundred degree heat and low humidity days. Turning on the television brings one to tears to see the devastation being wrought on our beautiful state of "Colorful Colorado".
From where I sit, the Royal Gorge fire, 40 miles to my west, has burned 3100 acres and damaged a historical Colorado icon. Fifty miles to my north, another fire storms through the beautiful Black Forest. Over 15,000 acres have been charred and nearly 400 homes have been lost. To my south, a smaller, yet damaging fire burns as do many other smaller fires throughout our state. These fires rage on. Burning. Devastating. Incinerating. Wreaking havoc. On land. On homes. On families. On lives.
Where is God? Where is he in all of this? Where is God when tragedy strikes? When turmoil hits? We tend to wonder why God allows these things to happen. I turn on the news or open up the newspaper and I see negative statements being made about God allowing this to happen. Whether or not it just happens or is allowed to happen, the point is that God is in control. Perhaps he is keeping it from becoming a more tragic situation than what it currently is. It is not for us to know. God has a plan for us. A plan bigger than you or I. A plan beyond our comprehension. For each one of our lives. For our cities. For our state. For our nation. For our world. Trust him.
Where does my help come from? It comes from the Lord.
I life up my eyes to the mountains ~ where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. ~ Psalm 121:1~2
I know my God is with me! He will not leave me nor forsake me! God's love for us burns just like the fires that rage through our majestic state right now. He is our help. He loves us. Forever. Always. I am not a bible scholar and I do not have all of the answers. What I do know for certain is that God loves me. He loves each one of us. Through tragedy. Through trial. Through glory and good. He is always there. Even when bad things happen.You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. ~ Psalm 63:1
My God is right beside me. He is with me. He is with you. I pray to him. I pray for our firefighters. I pray for those whose lives are in turmoil because of the fires. I pray for rain. I pray for Colorado. Won't you please join me?
