The Airport by Maria Hartman

An airport is a place with a flurry of activity both day and night; planes and people coming and going from all over the world. Although it is simply considered a transportation center, it is often a place of great emotions.

I love to go to the airport when I am receiving a visit from those I love. An ordinary building becomes transformed into an exciting place, and I look forward to being there with great expectation. On the other hand when I have to part with and say goodbye to those I love, it becomes a totally different place. How can everything change so drastically at a place that stays the same? The explanation lies within us; it's we who change our outlook on the airport. The airport itself never changes.

Amazing as it is, sometimes we treat God just like we do the airport. When He gives to us in ways that are pleasing and we receive, we are thrilled and find it easy to give Him thanks. But what about when He takes away what He's given? Do we view Him as less than we did when He gave? Do we change our opinion of God because of our circumstances? God is good ALL the time and His goodness can never be based on what we perceive is good or bad. His goodness is solely based on who He is. God gives for His glory and our good, and God takes away for His glory and our good. We cannot begin to know the sovereign plans He has, but we can know and be assured of His faithful and unchanging character. God is the one and only constant in a constantly changing world. The longer I live, the more precious this truth becomes.

For Today: God is a Faithful Father; He is Tender Mercy; He is all Sufficient Grace; He is the Eternal Ruler and King. The list is truly endless and is so much greater than anything else in our lives. Although it isn't easy, we need to remember who He is when heartache and pain enter our lives. Circumstances or feelings won't ever change the God who cannot change. Who is He to you?
Psalm 113:2 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore.