There’s nothing like a trip to the beach. We’ve taken yearly pilgrimages to the Outer Banks over the years, but because of past issues, we had not been there for a while. One day we decided to venture down the coast of Cape Hatteras and to the Bodie Island Lighthouse. There we got tickets to climb the metal steps to the uppermost part where the light is. Lighthouses themselves offer quite a few spiritual principles. Such a beacon in the darkness and storms of life. From the vantage point where I looked out over the landscape, and then noticed how small the people and cars were and then ended with a new revelation.
No wonder God tells us to think of things above and not below. Gazing from a lofty vantage point, I could see that the people really are like grasshoppers in His sight. I think of all the mighty ones that are leading the nations, some astray, others instituting godly principles. From God‘s vantage point, they are still grasshoppers. Easily squashed under His mighty hand. Really…insignificant. Or so it seems. I gained a greater appreciation of how He sees us and how He also sees his children who are just like those grasshoppers but yet nurtures and loves us, even if we are minute in His eyes.
It was a fascinating revelation, gazing out over the landscape and seeing the people on the boardwalk below. And realizing that, despite the might of the nations, they really are a drop in the bucket. So I encourage you, if you can, to find a lofty place to climb where you can view the world. It will give you a better appreciation of how God sees us, both the wicked and the righteous, and marvel how He cares for us even if we are tiny in His sight.
