THREE IS GOOD

And the Lord shall guide thee continually,
and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make
fat thy bone: and thou shalt be like a watered
garden, and like a spring of water,
whose waters fail not.
Isaiah 58:11

We've almost always heard “three is a crowd” which means something negative. That might be true when it comes to some, but it doesn't have to be true across the board. Usually I don't pay much attention to numbers and think of some good things about most of them if I want to think about it hard enough. Woke up early this morning and got to thinking about “threes.” For one thing, I have three great kids. The problem with my three children is that they grew up much too fast and now have adult lives all their own.

When I cook a main meal, I usually plan for at least three things on the menu...meat, taters and a veggie. I may add a salad or something else at times, but for some reason, I've felt I should have three things to serve in some fashion.

I 've been thinking of the most important “three” in my life and that is my Father, Jesus, His Son and the Holy Spirit who abides in me. This wonderful trinity has individually meant more in my life than I can say. God sent His Son Jesus to die for my sin, and thus, brought me to the Father under His blood. At my time of salvation, the sweet Holy Spirit came to live in me. He guides me, teaches me the Word, prompts me regarding those things I ought and ought not to do
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In all of this I thought of three things that are mine through all my Heavenly Father has done for me and three words came to me that all begin with the letter “P”....

PRESENCE....PROTECTION....PROVISION

Without saying, God through His Holy Spirit is with me 24/7. He is what I like to refer to as the “constant” in my life. I have every promise through Scripture of His ever-presence in my life. I'm not sure for any of us if we have grasped that fact. I think if we did, we would act, talk and think differently. As much as I may disappoint my Father at times, He never removes His presence from me. He hangs around me simply out of love. It's that love that's hard for me to wrap myself around, but it's real.

Secondly and this week especially, I'm thinking of God's protection. This last Thursday, I celebrated a special holiday. The date was 10/11/12, a day I can never forget. It was the day I fell into a dark church basement, flying down about a dozen rickety wood stairs only to crash my head into a cinder block wall, and then tumbling further down a few more stairs onto the concrete floor. I knew I was bleeding heavily from the head, but never did pass out. I was at the church to run the church bulletin. Normally, Brian never went with me, but for “some reason”, he went with me. I don't know what would have happened if he hadn't been there. I was taken by ambulance to the emergency room (my first ride in an ambulance) It was like bouncing around inside a tin can. I was taken for an MRI and then stitched up. The doctor asked me that days date, I guess to check my thinking. The date was easy 10/11/12. He felt it all had been a miracle that I had lived through it all. I knew it was God's presence who was in charge the entire time. I've always believe that my times are in His hands. That day was a part of the plan.

Then there is God's provision. In my life I've known want, need, greed, abundance and even just enough. We all probably experience those things from time to time. Paul stated to the Philippians how God provided his every need. There have been times I've been perfectly happy with God's provision of just what I needed in the moment. His provision in my life hasn't always been that of money or material things. I mentioned to my hubby last night how we have been so blessed to live in the places we have, meeting the most interesting of people and making good friends with some of God's choice folks. I guess I'm at an age where I don't need a lot of what this world has to offer, but I'm grateful for good health, and just the simple of things of life....all through the provision of a gracious and loving Heavenly Father.

Thank You Father for being a Presence, my Protector and Provision. I don't thank You enough even for the little things in my life that You see to. I'm so grateful for Your Spirit and Your Son Jesus who made all things possible through the ultimate gift of His life for me and everyone else. In His precious name....Amen