Shore Pondering

The shore is not a place for being in a hurry.  It is instead a place for sitting, watching, and looking.  Of course, such are the things of an old man and not the young boy who used to run up and down the beach and dive without caution into the roaring surf.  The old man can hardly remember the young boy and the young boy could never have envisioned the old man; yet, both are a part of the same creation.  Life is constantly changing.  It is a steady movement from one state to another, or from one season to another.    

When we move through the pages of the Scripture, we see an unfolding story of God declaring the younger version of the old man and the older version of the young boy as being of value in the plan of the Kingdom.  Abraham and Sarah who were mostly wrinkles and worn out were called to give birth to a nation which would be known as God's people.   And David who was a shepherd boy was called to be a giant killer and a builder of a great nation.  

The list is endless of the old and the young who were instrumental in moving forward the plan of God.  All of this reminds us to look at one another as people who bear the essence of God instead of to look as our throwaway culture might cause us to look at one another.  Whether we are close to the beginning of life on this earth or nearing the end of it, God still looks at us and sees us as creations of His who are of great value.  As He looks at us, may we look at one another.  And as He finds worth and value in us, may we do so with one another.