Genesis 3:8a – And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. (KJV)

I have read the PresbyCan Daily Devotional for several years now, and like everyone else, some days God uses it to really speak directly to me. Here's just such an example.

I'm an avid gardener. I find weeding particularly meditative. After all, there isn't much thought required to root among plants and pull out the ones that don't belong. One afternoon, this quiet activity was suddenly broken when I unearthed a hive of wasps at the root of the weed that I was pulling out. I was badly stung, but put it down to a natural occurrence.

The following day, while picking raspberries, a hummingbird flew up to my face and twittered as if speaking directly to me. This very unusual action was repeated several times. I was surprised and delighted to see it, but again put it down to a natural occurrence.

It was the following day that everything fell into place as God's message was revealed. I opened my PresbyCan Daily Devotional to find that the title was Hummingbirds And Wasps! Boy! Did I ever read that thoroughly! The text of it referred to the need to read the Bible regularly. I had been neglecting that in my busyness in the garden. God found a way to address my neglect directly and to guide me in the right direction. What a wise and loving Father we have!

God caught my attention in the garden, but there are other times that He calls to us. A friend is on your mind and when you phone, you discover that they really needed a comforting word. Or something tells you to drive one direction instead of another, only to discover later that there was a bad accident where you had originally planned to drive. So many people write these types of things off as a coincidence, but I believe that it is our God directing us. Listen to that small voice in your head — it is often the voice of God!

I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses;
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own,
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
       – C. Austin Miles

Find that joy in listening to the voice of God!

Prayer: Father God, we praise Your creativity and Your sense of humour. We ask that our hearts be opened to the sound of Your voice. Help us to pay attention to what is truly important for our lives and our spiritual growth. We ask this in Jesus' holy name. Amen.

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Mary Ellen Miller <mem1955@sympatico.ca>
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