The Wait is Over
Last night the Hill family, our neighbors and fellow Timberline Church members, came over to pick some strawberries. Carolyn and Becka picked strawberries with Debbie, Harlan helped me figure out some settings on my sprinkler clock and I quizzed David on his memorization of Romans Chapter 1. Great example of “division of labor.” Working with David brought back memories of my own teen years in Bible Quiz and then later as a coach and District Bible Quiz Coordinator. It is always great to see teens making a commitment to study and memorize God’s Word.
This morning was my weekly therapy session at Northern Colorado Rehab. The morning time and sessions were a bit of a challenge even though I am usually up by about 6:30 a.m. It was a good work out with another session in the therapy pool and my elliptical work and lifting some weights during my OT time.
This afternoon, after a recovery nap, I did some work out in our garden. It looks like we still have a good crop of strawberries if they all ripen.
Bible Verse for Today… “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.” Psalm 40:1-3
The last few days I have been sharing about “waiting on the Lord” and our “trust in the Lord” having confidence in His intervention in our lives in His time and in His ways. In Psalm 40 we find the words of David sounding a resounding report of the Lord responding and coming to his rescue.
What we see is clearly that God does hear. Even when we don’t think He does. God responds and creates a turn around in our situation. David describes it as going from a “slimy pit…” to “a solid rock…a firm place to stand.”
The change in circumstance due to God’s intervention results in praise to God. He changes our circumstances and He changes our hearts. “But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!” (Psalm 40:16)
However, it is not all about us and God’s help extended to our situation, we are made aware that others are watching. “Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in Him.”
What we see is that the Lord is not just concerned about the work He is doing in our lives, He is concerned about the work He is doing through our lives.