Parched

You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched. (Psalm 68:9 NASB)

Over the weekend as I was working in my yard and though technically not summer since today was "the first day," it was getting to be very hot. I looked up to see my beloved wife carrying a tall glass of ice water. Oh, the loving thoughtfulness of that gesture: to think less of leaving the comfort of the air conditioned house (the only time she left it that day by the way) to bring a glass of much needed water to the stubborn man she loves that did not even realize how dehydrated he was getting because his mind was to wrapped up on the task to be done and the audibook playing in his earbuds.

This verse from today's passage was amplified by Sharon's Christlike servant heart (see Phil 2:5-8) and reminding me how Christ met me at my greatest times of need (Rom 5:6-11 – "helpless," "sinner," "enemy"), and meets me even still when I  get "sheep-headed" and walk "my way" into peril by forgetting whose I am.

Lord,
Help me to keep my eyes fixed on You. Please continue to bring me reminders of how much You have DEMONSTRATED love to me. Guard me from my own "sheep-headedness" the lets me try my own way and grow oblivious to the depth of my need for You each step of the way.