Post-It-Notes

While reading Romans 1 this morning, I was reminded that "God's invisible qualities- his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen since the creation of the world through things that have been made. So we are left without excuse." (Romans 1:20).

Some say that Post-It -Notes may have been God-sent, literally.  In the early 1970's, Art Fry was in search of a bookmark for his church hymnal that would not fall our nor damage the hymnal. Remembering his colleague at 3M, Dr. Spencer Silver, had developed an adhesive in 1968 that was strong enough to stick to surfaces, but left no residue after removal and could be repositioned.  Fry took some of Spence Silver's adhesive and applied it along the edge of piece of paper.  His church hymnal problem was solved!   

God didn't send Post-It-Notes beginning in the early 1970's. God has been leaving Post-It-Notes since the beginning of creation and continues throughout our lives to remind us of Him.  A few of the Post-It-Notes God has given me are :

• Hugs from my children
• Birds singing
• Grains of sand at the beach
• Eagles in flight
• Sunrise over Lake Okeechobee
• The laughter of a child
• A bride walking down the aisle
• A husband caring for his dying wife
• The birth of a child

Each one of these are God's reminders to me that He has saturated my life with His presence.  Through His creation, He longs for all of us to see and recognize His creative beauty, His enduring grace, and His fathomless mercy.