We Will All Be Tested...Soon

   As I write this message, I have just completed my distribution route, getting thousands of copies of our nationally-distributed Christian newspaper out to news racks all around Wisconsin.  It’s the end of September as I write, and I’m reflecting today on the beauty of God’s amazing creation once again.  It’s autumn.  The harvest has past, the summer is gone.  And as happens every year about this time, the leaves on the trees are at their peak of changing colors.
 
   As I drove throughout the state over the past week, I couldn’t help but praise the Lord for the stunningly beautiful reminder He gives us each year of His love for us.  Many will look at the endless color palette of the fall leaves and think, “yeah, they’re pretty, but that’s just what they do.”  Many know about the science behind the changing color of the tree leaves, but never acknowledge the One Who made them do what they do this time of year, nor will they think to give Him “thanks” for such a treat.
 
   You know, God didn’t HAVE to make the leaves change into such wondrous colors every fall.  He could have just let them shrivel up, turn an ugly brown and fall to the ground.  But instead, I believe He did it for us... for our benefit... a wonderful gift.&nb ...

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