2 Samuel 14:14

Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him. (NIV)

We all die sometime. Water spilled on the ground can't be gathered up again. But God does not take away life. He works out ways to get the exile back. (The Message)

An old woman in disguise, a toady of the manipulative Joab, presents her trumped-up case to David the King. In the course of her plea, she utters a fantastically wise statement. This lady was no theologian, folks. Rather, she likely was only a street-wise woman that needed this acting gig for the few coins it would bring her (which makes these sagatious words even more suspect...). But this post isn't about the miracle of God using an ordinary person's mouth to speak His truths.
This hidden mini-proverb set me to thinking about how much God treasures life. And how He, the Ruler of the Universe, tenaciously persists in snaring each and every one of us with His love. He surrounds us, badgers us, confronts us, reminds us, and encircles us. Note the wording: He devises and works out ways so we do not remain estranged from Him. He is tricky guy, that God. Always plotting.
The series of meetings we attended this week have left me breathless and knock-down speechless at the overcoming, ever-present love of God. If it is one message we really get, it will make every other revelation a fringe-benefit.
No wonder I see His love everywhere this week. It's been there all along; I just needed the reminder to look for it.