Read this first: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2077&version=NIV
Been awhile so I’m not certain if that link even works anymore- sorry about that. It’s good for me to be back in God’s word in this way. But it does require some discipline. Maybe the cold weather will bring me back to the screen.
Just last night a kid pointed out that where he found the Bible the most boring in his quest to read through the whole Bible as a family- was psalms. It would have been my last guess as to boring books, but then he pointed out that it was by far the longest and Psalm 119 was killing him. Which I thought was odd until I remembered this blog- I was guilty of the same thing. How often does that happen? That we get mad at someone else for the wrong that we have done? It keeps you humble and it’s happened to me more than I’d like to admit.
This Psalm is one of calling out to God and not getting the response when we want it. Couldn’t be more appropriate for the year and maybe for this week. I want this election over now. Yet there’s more important things than the election even though the world will tell you otherwise- primarily because there’s so little else going on in the world. It’s two old white guys who probably won’t change much of anything one or another- people’s reaction to what happens though could be significant. My reaction could be significant. But I’ve already voted and who ever becomes president will need my prayer. And I will need to pray for them.
However I love these last words:
Your path led through the sea,
your way through the mighty waters,
though your footprints were not seen.
20 You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
So even though God might seem quiet right or unseen right now- that doesn’t mean he isn’t doing something great.
Imagine people coming an hour after the red sea has parted and the Egyptian army has been swept away. It would look like nothing had happened. You would be blissfully unaware. How often do we walk by places or lives where God has done incredible things but we don’t even know? How awesome is that!
I pray for peace this week and an efficient vote count. I pray that your ways Lord wouldn’t be hidden but instead would be seen. Change us and make us more like you!
Marking It Up 