The Divine in the Ordinary: Finding Sacred Truth in Daily Life

   I noticed something this morning as I sat at my desk working on my morning watch routine. There's this thing that happens with coffee steam, rising in those lazy spirals, disappearing before you can really catch it. That's the whole mystery right there—God's profound truth hiding in something so ordinary we barely notice it anymore.
 
Psalm 19:1 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." The steam, like the skies, testifies to the Creator, whispering His presence through the simplest things.
The God whispers. Not in words, obviously, but in the way the steam moves, the way it just... is. For those few seconds before it vanishes, it's showing us something essential about how God’s creation works and the grace that sustains our world. Romans 1:20 reminds us that, "God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made..." Even the rising steam carries His signature.
Heat becomes visible; the invisible made manifest. Water changing states right in front of us, and we're so used to it that we don’t even see the divine design and the miracle of His constant care.
 
Colossians 1:17 says, "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." This moment—this simple transformation—happens because He sustains all things, even the smallest details.
 
But here's what gets me—that steam carries stories. Every drop was once rain on coffee plants somewhere far away, was once part of clouds, was once ocean spray, was once someone else’s morning cup decades ago. The same water, cycling through forms, through lives, through moments just like this one. It’s like seeing God’s eternal faithfulness in vapor, a testament to His enduring presence and steadfast love through all time.
 
Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." Water moves through its ordained seasons, just as our lives shift through God’s timing. Job 12:7-10 declares, "Ask the birds in the sky, and they will tell you… In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind." This continuous cycle of life is evidence of His wisdom and care.
 
And the steam rises without trying. No effort, no intention. Just following the laws He established and the divine order He set forth that runs everything—from our coffee cups to distant galaxies. Hebrews 1:3 affirms, "The Son is the radiance of God’s glory... sustaining all things by his powerful word." Even the unseen forces of physics testify to His governance over creation.
What the steam really whispers is this: pay attention to His handiwork and be grateful for His presence. Right now. Because at this moment—this exact combination of heat and water and awareness—won't happen again. Not exactly like this. The steam teaches us to cherish each fleeting moment as a gift from Him, so transient that if you blink, you miss it.
 
Jesus spoke of such awareness in Matthew 6:26, saying, "Look at the birds of the air... yet your heavenly Father feeds them." Just as birds trust His provision, we are called to recognize His care in the seemingly small, ordinary things.
 
That’s the divine in the ordinary. Sacred truths, whispers of God’s love, sovereignty, and blessings from our Heavenly Father, tucked inside the most mundane moments, waiting for us to notice. The rhythm of morning coffee, the way sunlight filters through a window—small reminders that life itself is a gift from Him, and every breath is a gift of His love.