Message in a bottle

I've been thinking of all the tears that I've shed over the years and the tears that I'm not even aware of in the days/years ahead of me. The reason behind my wanderings is due to being in the Psalms. Psalm 56:8 NIV "Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll - are they not in your record?" God must keep a record of my tears, such a tea tiny little thing are my tears compared to CANCER, AIDS, orphans, widows/widowers, loss of a child, loss of a spouse, loss of a job. God has much bigger things in my mind to be concerned with, yet He tells me that He is concerned as well in the little. My little as well as your little.

Look at this very same scripture from The Message: "You've kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights. Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your book."

But look at this in the Amplified: "You number and record my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle--are they not in Your book?"

I gathered three bottles from my home:


They each have their own message for me as well. On the left is a bottle of cologne that reminds me that I'm to spread the fragrance of Christ onto all others that I come into contact with. The bottle on the right has Bill, Yolanda and our wedding date written on three tiny little pieces of rice tucked inside of it. And the middle is the actual sea/ocean glass that I have collected in the past two years while on Maui. It represents to me, each one of us in the body of Christ that has allowed God and His word to TUMBLE US, getting the rough edges off to become molded more like Christ. Each piece has it's own story to tell, is beautiful, is unique, and together makes a beautiful piece of work. Which represents in my heart as I gaze upon it, the unity in the body of Christ. All three bottles have messages to tell.

I wonder, do you have a message in a bottle? What is your message/bottle?

Father, Thank You once again for visuals that bring Your TRUTHS to life in my mind and heart. Thank You for stretching me way beyond my comfort zone in writing for You through Higher Grounds and to share with others what I have learned or am learning. Lord, Thank You for the message of my very own tears that You have collected in a bottle. Lord, cause me to be more aware of the message that You are writing for me. In Christ's Saving Name, Amen.

New Living Translation of Psalm 56:8 " You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book."