I was craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
for breakfast this morning. Odd, I know, but it got me thinking about
some other classic combinations. Cranberry sauce with turkey is a perfect pairing and a veritable Thanksgiving tradition. Pepperoni is fine, but for my money you can't beat a ham and pineapple
pizza. And whoever invented breakfast for dinner is a genius - I'll take
an omelet and hash browns over pot roast any day.
Why peanut butter and jelly? Reading through the Psalms this morning, I came across another classic combination:
One thing God has spoken,
two things have I heard:
That you, O God, are strong,
and that you, O Lord, are loving.
- Psalm 62:11-12
We worship a God that is all powerful and mighty, who spoke worlds into existence, who raised the mountains and carved out the seas. This is a God whose voice echos from the deep, and who calms the storm with a whisper. He brings both famine and flood, and sends the rain on both the just and the unjust.
Yet our God is also loving and compassionate. This is a God who gave part of himself, his own Son, to live as a man among us and show us the way to heaven. He is always patient, not wanting anyone to perish, and he pours out his grace on all people to draw them to himself. Our God is mighty to save.
Alas, we'd run out of bread this morning, so I didn't have peanut butter and jelly for breakfast. But as I head off to work today, I'll be craving something else instead. My desire is to know the One whose combination of strength and love sustains me and guides me with each step. My prayer is that you would know Him, too.
"Lord of all, I praise you for your vast creation, for the strength of your command, and for your power over this world. You created all of this, and set my life in this world so that I would seek you. And you loved me, and sent your son to die for me, even while I was a sinner. Lead me by your love, lift me by your strength, and show me how to live like Jesus. Amen."
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