"Life From God"

  Here was Sarah, an elderly woman that was barren and Abraham contemplated his own body which was as good as dead yet here comes a baby born to them because of the promises of God (Rom. 4:18-20). What a strange place of events but in all the deadness, there was life from God.

  Looking over the desert, with bushes, sand and all sorts of rock formations was a nation, a large nation wandering about, with herds of animals, living, prospering despite the rugged circumstances and hardships. In all this desolate place, there was life from God.

  Here is Peter, speaking to the Jewish brothers and sisters, sending them greetings and calls from a place called 'Babylon'. (I Pet. 5:13) This place from which greetings came was probably a figure of speech meaning Rome but no matter where the greetings from those brethren in Christ Jesus, there was life from God.

  Paul was a prisoner facing an up-coming time where he would be given a sentence of life or death. Things looked bleak but here he writes and tells the Philippian brethren that since his imprisonment, Christ has become well known throughout the praetorian guard (Phil. 1:13). Soldiers of an enemy nation were hearing Christ. In fact, there were saints that were of Caesar's household (Phil. 4:22)! We are speaking of Nero here. In the most interesting, against God place, there was life from God. 

  We were over at some friends of ours a while back eating. We were sitting outside on their driveway which had been black-topped several years back. My granddaughter came over to me and slightly tripped. I caught her wondering if a toy or something had tripped her. Looking down, there was this very small, slight hump that had pushed up in the black-top. Upon further examination, I found it very interesting. A very small leaf was springing up, showing itself out of a tiny hole. Right in the most lifeless place was life from God.

  Guess what is going to happen? One day, all these cold and dreary graveyards, there will be a stirring and it will be stirred with life from God!