by Macy Johnson
“I am the true vine, and my Father is
the gardener.
He cuts off every branch in me that
bears no fruit,
while every branch that does bear fruit
he prunes
so that it will be even more fruitful.”
(John 15:1-2 NIV)
It was a
hot Saturday afternoon in early September. Jeff, my husband, and John, our
son-in-law, lounged in our air-conditioned house and watched a college football
game. My daughter, Libby, and I sat on the dock and watched her children swim
and play in the lake.
by Macy Johnson
“I revealed myself to those who did not
ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek
me.”
(Isaiah 65:1 NIV)
In the mid
1800’s two ships set sail from England. They were assigned the task of
discovering the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
All was lost within two years. Their tragic story is depicted in the AMC drama
series “The Terror.”
by Macy Johnson
“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.”
(Psalm 139:23 NIV)
My laptop
computer was not performing as it should. I contacted Best Buy’s Geek Squad
online via chat and ordered a diagnostic review. Kainat gained control of my
computer remotely and jumped through several screens to remove hundreds of
temporary files.
by Macy Johnson
“And hope does not disappoint us,
because God has poured out his love
into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
whom he has given us.”
(Romans 5:5 NIV)
One Saturday
afternoon my husband, Jeff, and I volunteered to organize our assigned book
shelves at the local library. After two hours of reading off the twenty-six pages
of titles while Jeff put the books in order, I drove us to Publix. We detoured to
the pack-and-ship store to return a piece of internet equipment. Unfortunately,
they had closed for the day just before our arrival.
by Macy Johnson
“This is what the Lord Almighty says,
‘Give careful thought to your ways.’”
(Haggai 1:7 NIV)
My husband
and I watched an episode of Air Disasters where an Ethiopian Airlines
pilot allowed an early-morning flight to plunge into the Mediterranean Sea.
His lack of proper sleep caused a lapse in mental awareness. The cause of the
crash was deemed “subtle incapacitation” by the pilot.
by Macy Johnson
“For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.”
(Matthew 6:21 NIV)
Book
number six of my God Sightings series was published. Three-hundred
devotions in several books covered a six-year journey of weekly weblogs. Not a
week of blogging was missed, although sometimes I came pretty close. I have
often asked God, “Why do you want me to write these blogs?”
by Macy Johnson
all your waves and breakers have swept
over me.”
(Psalm 42:7 NIV)
A picture
of a woman floating on a raft on a crystal-clear lake made me feel uneasy. I
like to swim in pools and see what is beneath me. I do not want to know what is
below my raft in the lake near my house. I do not want to watch creatures swim
and crawl under me. Large rocks beneath the woman in the lake loomed larger
than life and a bit intimidating.
