What's in the Storehouse for You?

This week my husband and I drove through some backroads of central Illinois in search of fall foliage. We were a few days early so the leaves weren’t at their peak of color, but we soaked in some beautiful landscapes.

Small churches on short Main Streets

Amish gardens framed with autumn flowers

Golden leaves by still waters

Painted Sunsets

Little red barns

(ok I cheated – this is our own darling little red barn!)

As we drove through these scenic backroads in search of autumn, I was reminded of how much farmland there is in this part of the world. There is something about rural scenery that calls us back to simpler times. Actually they were pretty difficult times, but don’t mess with my nostalgia. Along one route we witnessed another sunset playing backdrop to a row of grain silos.

This collection of silos brought an Old Testament scripture to my mind.

But God made the earth by his power;

he founded the world by his wisdom

and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;

he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

he sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

Jeremiah 10:12-14 [NIV]

Who knew that God stocked up on wind in his storehouses? Saving it up for gentle breezes and ravaging hurricanes. Job’s dialogue with God referred to treasures of snow and hail. God stores up the elements in His great abundance.

He also stores up good things for those who take their place walking beside Him. Psalm 31:19 [NIV] says: How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

Friend, you might be in a place right now where you aren’t feeling like God has stored up good things for you.  You may have broken relationships. You may be struggling financially. You may be faced with an ugly diagnosis. You may feel overwhelmed with life’s daily cares. But I promise your Father has good things stored up for you. He’s waiting on the right time to bring them out of His storehouse. Take your refuge in Him.

Like grandma’s cellar shelves filled with jars of the summer’s overflow, He stores up good things for us. Then when we need something or sometimes when we least expect it, He goes to His storehouse and brings His bounty out just for you and me. Even more than a good father, He wants to give good gifts to His children. Blessings from His storehouse. A benefits package without measure.