Some good friends of ours from Iowa have been visiting us here in Auberry the last couple of days. While they were here they wanted to visit Yosemite National Park - a location you should never miss if you get the chance. They specifically wanted to see world-famous Bridalveil Fall. Now this was great. We drove them up into the park, spent the day checking out several sites, and 'hit' Bridalveil in the afternoon. I was concerned, however, about visiting Bridalveil because, though it is always beautiful, it is at its best when water is flowing, and that generally only happens in the late spring, early summer time-frame with the winter snow run-off. By this time of year,September, Bridalveil is usually bone-dry. Not to worry. This area of California had had such a wet winter and spring that, even now after a hot summer, the water was still flowing and the view was spectacular. The supply is important; but everything depends on the source.

Hebrews 13:5 reminds us what God promised Israel in Deut. 31:6,8 and Joshua 1:5"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." That being the case, the Hebrews writer feels confident in verse 6 to go ahead and quote Ps. 118:6,7:"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man (or anything else) do to me." Our Savior is not a seasonal Savior nor is His grace dependent on Divine whim. Our Lord does not take coffebreaks or weekends off or vacations off. Our Lord is a 24/7 God. In the 102nd Psalm, verses 18-20, we read these words: "Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord: 'The Lord looks down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he views the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.'" Flowing mercy is what our God has always been about. Abundant grace is what His Name is. Right now - this very minute - God's amazing grace is flowing. Come to Him and enjoy!