Greetings to everyone from the Davis family. After a wonderful summer, we are once again beginning another school year. Our youngest daughter Karlyn recently returned from Uganda, where she worked with children in need during the months of June and July. She headed back to college this week and we are excited about all God is doing in her life.
Early in the summer, Susan, John, and I, along with Kinsey, Jordan, Taylor, and Emma, got to visit the Grand Canyon for the first time ever. After witnessing a beautiful sunset at the close of the day, Susan and I left our group to visit the restrooms before driving to our motel.
As we reached the top of a hill, a woman got our attention and pointed to a clump of trees not far from us. There stood a huge elk with a great set of antlers feeding on the leaves of a tree.
Immediately I knew the rest of the family would want to see this marvelous animal, so I started running back toward the canyon. It was getting dark and I couldn’t see plainly, but when I thought I spotted our crew, I yelled, “Elk, elk!”
The description given by others was quite humorous as we later recounted the story. Kinsey said she saw this old man running down the mountain. Taylor said he knew it was me because I ran like ‘Peepaw,’ my dad. All were a little concerned because they misunderstood my message. Instead of hearing, “Elk, elk!” they thought I was shouting “Help, help!” I was too out of breath to explain, but everyone walked the direction I pointed and eventually witnessed God’s beautiful creature.
So what is God saying these days? I’m quite confident the One who loves us perfectly is always speaking and sometimes shouting, wanting all to hear and respond. Jesus constantly offered invitations as He walked the earth and the Father wants us to hear these invitations today. “God, help me to listen; help me to understand; and help me to accept.”
“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” Hebrews 1:1-3