I read the story of a German baron who stretched several wires side by side between two towers of his castle. In doing this, he hoped to create a huge Aeolian harp- a musical instrument that makes a beautiful sound when air blows across its strings.
At first he heard nothing, because the air was still and calm. Soon, however, gentle breezes began to blow, and he caught the faint music of the harp. But the harmonic strains didn’t come through until the strong, raging winds of winter swept between the towers and into the valley below. The most pleasing sounds came during the stormiest times.
Something similar can happen in our lives. We often find that when the tempest of trouble and adversity blow their hardest, we experience God’s mercy and grace to the highest degree. If these difficulties were never to “blow across the strings” of our live, God wouldn’t have opportunity to show us the victory that He alone can give.
Have you been struggling to understand why bad things have been happening to you? Are you growing weary of life’s storms? Stop struggling and begin letting God our heavenly Father produce Christ-like qualities in your life. Trials and difficulties can bring you “to rich fulfillment” as the winds of adversity create music in your life to glorify God and to bless others.
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Strength for Today: Romans 11:33-36
A Song in the Night
