A PresbyCan devotional that I recently wrote focused on the beauty of words and language as a vehicle for praising God. As regular PresbyCan readers know, each day's devotional includes a hymn of the day. I don't always listen to the hymn, but the day on which my devotional was posted, I was surprised to note how neatly the hymn dovetailed with the theme of my devotional. I sent an email to Robin, our PresbyCan editor, expressing my amazement in this seeming coincidence. To my further surprise, Robin explained that his editorial staff had not specifically chosen this hymn to pair with my devotional. He responded, "Give the credit to God. That selection was made back in December of 2012, and repeats every year on January 21st!"

This happenstance brought to mind numerous other "coincidences" that I have later realized were evidences of God intervening in the ordinary affairs of my life. Have you ever faced danger or a challenging situation, only to have it resolved in a way that you never could have imagined? I can remember many times when God worked mightily on my behalf, sometimes even when I wasn't aware of it. I once received an anonymous gift to help pay my college tuition. Another time, my husband and I found a blank envelope on our doorstep containing $100 to help with our immediate financial need. There have been times when an inch or a split-second one way or the other made the difference between safety and danger. I know that these happenings were not simply coincidental or of my own doing. Maybe I could view them as a tiny glimpse of heaven to remind me that God is always at work in my daily life, performing everyday miracles to show that He holds me firmly in His hand.

2 Kings 6:14-17 — So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. "Oh, sir, what will we do now?" the young man cried to Elisha. "Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!" Then Elisha prayed, "O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!" The Lord opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. (NLT)

Elisha's young servant would have missed seeing the chariots of fire — the angelic army that God had sent to protect them — had God not opened his eyes. Let's keep our spiritual eyes sharply peeled lest we miss God's everyday miracles on our behalf.

Prayer: Dear Father in heaven, thank You for the everyday miracles You perform for our benefit and for our spiritual growth. May we always be watchful and encouraged to see You working on our behalf. Amen.

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