A View from the Fields, Sept 2004

Have you ever flipped open your Bible and started reading and have God speak to you in a powerful way? Most of the time when I just flip open the Bible it says something like, “slay the Philistines”! (Ha!) Therefore, most of the time it’s best to have a systematic reading plan when it comes to reading the Bible and not a hit or miss approach. But, recently, I flipped open the Word of God and started reading. The passage was Psalm 123:1,2

I was greatly blessed by this passage. It reminded me of my need to look to the Lord to meet all my needs and to wait in anticipation of the answer from Him.

Eugene Peterson, in his paraphrase called “The Message”, translates these verses like this:

It occurs to me that to wait on the Lord this way is to wait in expectation of His answer. I suppose the tendency of most of us is to pray about something and then to forget we’ve asked God to do anything about the issue we have just discussed with Him. But Ps. 123:1,2 teaches us to wait in anticipation of the answer from Him who occupies the throne of the universe.

If you think about it, we expect an answer from the “others” in our lives. If we ask a co-worker a question we wait and expect an answer. Does it not make sense to wait and expect God to answer when we ask Him to help?

Next time you pray, watch, wait, hold your breath anticipating God’s word of mercy!

You think about that!

See you on the Lord’s Day,

Jim

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