It’s been a hectic day. I’d like to say that I could do a post each day on this particular blog on things that God has shown me from His Word that day, but sometimes reality sets in. The thing is, I want this to be a blog of substance; a collection of posts which separate it from the crowd, so to speak.
So as I scrolled through my personal bookmarks — which list about 150 or so blogs — I asked myself, “Where do I look today for depth?” That’s when I knew right away I wanted to share something from Kevin Rogers’ blog Orphan Age. This post, although it’s from this week, is a kind of signature post for the blogs title.
God’s eyes are watching loners. He is the shepherd who leaves a flock of ninety-nine in the care of another and travels to find the one-hundredth sheep that wandered away and was lost.
He is the Father who watches and waits for broken rebels to humble themselves and return home to His endearing love and unmerited acceptance.
God is a father to orphans and a new husband to widows. The societal separation, abandonment and sudden loss create a lack of belonging. The loneliness of orphans becomes their new identity. Where will the widow and orphan belong? Who will provide for them? Who will be their protector?
God not only finds loners but calls them to belong to His family. He adopts and marries the ones misunderstood, rejected and divorced from their own family of origin.
His presence in a life can sometimes cause difficulty and separation from your roots. The sins of the fathers affect the family down to the great-grandchildren. But God’s blessing goes further in unlimited potential.
Christianity 201 
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