The skies here are my absolute favorite part of
Swaziland. I am finding so much of God's
character through the skies. In the
morning, when the sun is rising and the clouds are resting on top of the valley
of Manzini, I am reminded that His mercies are new every morning. I am fascinated that He creates the exact
combination of molecules for us to breath and not have our lungs collapse. The clouds make me think of Christ's return
and how He will be riding a cloud, revealing his majesty. In the afternoon when the sun is beaming down
and there is not a cloud in the sky, I am reminded that He is in complete
control. He keeps the earth and all the
planets in perfect rotation and doesn't bring us too close to this giant
flaming ball. I smile at how intricately
detailed our bodies are and that we need sunlight to provide vitamins and
endorphins. I think it is no coincidence
that the sun and The Son share a name. Both provide a Great light and both are a source for growth. In the evening when the sun is setting behind
the mountains, I am reminded that He is the Master Artist and each sunset is
different than the last. The colors seem
to be brushed across the sky as if God is saying, " Look! I did this one just
for you! Enjoy my creation!" At night if there is a thunderstorm, I watch the
lightning and think of how powerful He is. In Revelations 4, we get an image of God's throne and are told thunder
rolls and flashes of lightning all around this glorious throne. As the whole ground shakes, I become excited
as to what it will be like to see Him on His throne and how I will probably
fall to my knees in awe of all he encompasses. When the night is clear and the stars stretch across the sky that seems
to go on forever, I am reminded of His love for us. There is no scientific reasoning for
stars. He gives them to us just for our
pleasure. He delights in making us
smile. I sit in quiet awe of Him just admiring His work and He sends me a
shooting star to captivate me even more. Sometimes, I feel He gives me the sky to continually bring me back to my
First Love. When I am running around
dropping off students or getting caught up in the logistics, all I need to do
is look up and remember my reason for being here. Thank you Precious Jesus for your skies!
Thank you for reveling yourself to me time and time again! Thank you that you
love me more than I can ever fully grasp. Thank you for just being You!

I am going to post some pictures of the skies here. Pictures
don't capture the full beauty but even by the pictures, you can tell He is an
artist!