Smoke signals
from Daily Picture Hosted by Stephanie Hawkins
Today I saw smoke signals which involve the use of damp grass or leaves covered and uncovered systematically to give short puffs or long columns of smoke. The signals need to be seen and interpreted before the smoke signals literally disappear into thin air. Smoke signals are still used by military forces with coloured smoke in rescue operations to indicate, 'Help', 'We are here', 'Everything is safe now' etc. This reminds me that, often, people give out distress signals, wittingly or unwittingly, so let's be alert to others' needs and cries for attention or help. Also, smoke signals can remind us of smoke offerings to God. In the Old Testament God commanded the burning of incense as an offering of worship to Him. King David, in Psalm 141:2, says: "May my prayer be set before you like incense; ...". The authentic ingredients, such as of frankincense and myrrh, were very expensive so they were a literal sacrifice of wealth. In a non literal sense we can equate the sacrifice of expensive incense burning to the sacrifice of our time and wealth in what God asks us to do with our lives for others. Let's look out for others' "smoke signals" for help and be prepared to offer our lives as a living sacrifice on God's behalf.
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