One rainy afternoon I was driving along
one of the main streets of town,
taking those extra precautions necessary
when the roads are wet and slick.
Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen, spoke up from
her relaxed position in her seat.
"Dad, I'm thinking of something."
This announcement usually meant she had been
pondering some fact for a while,
and was now ready to expound all that
her six-year-old mind had discovered.
I was eager to hear.
"What are you thinking?" I asked.
"The rain," she began, "is like sin, and the windshield
wipers are like God wiping our sins away."
After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond.
"That's really good, Aspen."
Then my curiosity broke in.
How far would this little girl take this revelation?
So I asked..
"Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming?
What does that tell you?"
Aspen didn't hesitate one moment with her answer:
"We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."
I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on.
Funny how I can be more worried about what other
people think of me than what God thinks of me.
In order to see the rainbow,
you must first endure some rain!
For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord...
plans to prosper you, not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
