It was a simple task of baking brownies.  As I baked brownies to take to a class that evening, I had no idea that the Lord was preparing to show me something spectacular. In class the night before, one of the gentlemen suggested that brownies sounded good.  That sounded tasty to me as well and doable.  I decided that I would contribute to the snacks for class the next evening and that I would indeed bring a couple batches of brownies.    

The next evening before class, I prepared the brownies and put them on plates with plastic wrap over them and hurried off to class.  I pulled up to a drive-though for something to drink and was greeted by a burly young man covered in tattoos with his hair pulled back in a pony tail.  He took my money and caught a glimpse of the brownies in the front seat.  Suddenly his demeanor changed.  He smiled at me with a gleam in his eye and asked, “Where are you going with all of those brownies?” 

I smiled back at him and told him that I was on my way to a class that I was taking.  He leaned forward in the window and giving me a full dose of his charm, asked, “What kind of class?” and then quickly inserted the comment, “Brownies are my favorite.”  

How fortunate we are to have a God that will go to extraordinary lengths to show His love for us!  It so happened that besides the two plates of brownies that I had prepared for class, I had a sandwich bag with two brownies sitting right on top of one of the plates.  I had intended this bag for the man in class who had requested the brownies in the first place but God had other intentions.  I happily gave the young man in the drive through these brownies and he happily accepted.  

This young man is being pursued by a God who loves him.  In the class that I am taking, we are discussing how the stories of our individual lives intersect with God’s story all throughout our lives as He lovingly pursues us and seeks to reveal Himself to us.  This young man did not just happen to be working when a woman drove through his window with a plate of brownies, he had a God encounter and God lovingly orchestrated the events in a way that would cause his story to intersect with God’s much larger, all encompassing one.  And I got to be a part of this remarkable God event through the simple task of baking brownies!