Luke 12: 22-40

Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?

And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; and you yourselves {be like men who wait} for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

Where I am, there He is... and where I'm not... He still is.

Isn't that beautiful! Well, fascinating anyways. :)

Today in chemistry my professor was explaining about the primary, secondary, and tertiary structures of proteins (which is what all those loopy colors above are). Here's how he explained it:

Primary structure was like our perspective from standing on the ground. We see individual buildings and streets with cars etc. But we can't see the big picture because our view is blocked by tall buildings or natural obstructions like hills and forests.

Secondary structure is like standing in a tower 150 in the air. Everything looks totally different from up here! You can see the layout of the city, the connections of the streets, traffic patterns, and topography.

Tertiary structure is like the view from outer space. You can see the whole big picture and it's astoundingly beautiful. But you can't see the deep green leaves. Or the sunsets over the Pacific. Or a baby's first smile. Or feel the clean rush of a mountain creek. You get the privilege of seeing our globe in the context of the solar system but you lose the ability to see the details that make life so beautiful.

Sometimes God lets us see life from a tertiary perspective. He gives us a glimpse of how the past, present, and future meld into a grand, flowing river called time. He allows us to see, in a tiny part, what He sees.

And then there are times when we stand 150 feet up on a mountaintop of faith and we see life from a secondary perspective. We can feel the refreshing breeze unobstructed by valley living. We the feel the sun more intensely. We look down from lofty heights and see why we had to come the way we. We see what we could not see from below.

But most of the time we see life from a primary perspective. From on the ground. From in the trenches. We can't see over the next hill. We can't see around that tall building. We can't see the end of the road. Our greatest joys and biggest enemies are right in our face, walking our ground, breathing our air. And every step, every move, every breath, is taken in faith because that's the only way to survive. That's the story of being human.

But, HALLELUJAH! God isn't confined by our perspective! He sees us in all three perspectives. He puts us in the trenches to learn and leads us up the mountain and, occasionally, transports us to space. He Himself experienced all three in a God-Man sort of way.

God is in the primary.

And in the secondary.

AND in the tertiary.

Elementary yet astounding. Known yet not grasped. Simple yet hard to believe...


Who knew chemistry could be spiritually enriching? :)

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is by HIS great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.

And through your faith, God is protecting you by His power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
So be truly glad! There is {wonderful joy} ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.

These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

You love Him even though you have never seen Him. Though you do not see Him now, you trust Him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

The reward for trusting Him will be the salvation of your souls. This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you.

They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when He told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and His {great glory} afterward.

They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for YOU. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.