Yesterday, I went to help out at my husband’s work seminar. When the event ended and I started packing up, one of the attendees noticed me struggling with a heavy projector screen and offered to help carry it to my car — such a kind and unexpected gesture.
As we got to the car, he glanced at my license plate and said, “Christian. ” It took me a second to realize he was reading at the frame around it that says “PRAISE THE LORD.”
After he went back inside, I looked at that old frame again. It’s yellowed with age, but it still made me smile because of the story it carries.
Many years ago, my mother got into a minor car accident and took her car to a shop for repairs. The shop owner must have replaced her license plate frame without mentioning it. My mom worships ancestors and traditional Chinese gods; she doesn’t believe in Christ. So you can imagine my shock the first time I saw her driving around with a license plate frame that said “HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LORD .”
Years later, she gave that car to me. I eventually upgraded to a newer model but decided to keep the same license plate frame as a keepsake. And by coincidence, or perhaps not, my new license plate begins with the letters “LRD.”
Sometimes, God leaves little reminders of His presence in the most ordinary places. And as I look back at my life over the past several years, I truly have to PRAISE THE LORD for His everlasting love, faithfulness, and abundant blessings !!!
Psalm 121:8
“ The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
Friends, God is not only present during big, spiritual moments, but also in the ordinary routines of life. His watchful presence covers today, tomorrow, and eternity.
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