Have you ever gone into a store or restaurant and found that you had a long wait to get assistance, or to be seated? Perhaps your waiting was on a phone call!! The world has lots of lines we wait in!
But God has NO waiting time for anyone who wants to seek Him!
Our God is so big, so great, so powerful that we do not have to stand in a line, or take a number, to gain access to him. He can simultaneously communicate with everyone. He can give every person His undivided attention and affection!
Our God is awesome!!
How often do we take advantage of talking with God? Since there are no long lines to wait in, why would we not take our cares to Him immediately?
Do we go to God first, before we take our cares to people? Since God has all knowledge, all wisdom, why would we seek out the thoughts of finite people?
Do we wait upon God to hear His thoughts, His perspective on our problems? Since God knows what is best, based upon His infinite omniscience and omnipresence, what causes us to not linger a bit longer in order to hear what He has to say?
If you want to learn to communicate with God, I recommend taking time to read and study the Psalms. These are songs and prayers directed to God. The men who penned them show us how to bring heartfelt prayers to our Maker.
God created us to talk with Him.
God created us to listen to His voice – His still small voice.
God created us to be dependent upon Him.
God created us to praise, exalt and glorify His name.
We best glorify God when we come directly to Him with all that touches our lives. It may be sin we are struggling with, or some other trouble that is unsettling us. Whatever it is, remember, there are no waiting lines for God…He is waiting for us to come to Him.
Let’s start with Psalm 1:
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” God’s true followers are different because they pay attention to how they live their lives. They are men and women who pursue the ways of God as detailed in The Bible. They turn away from the ways of the ungodly.
The Psalmist continues to tell us what true followers of Jesus delight in, and with what intentionality: “but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.”
The results for the person who delights in and intentionally spends time digging into the truths of God’s Word is: “That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.” Wow! I want to be this person! I want to be that tree that yields God’s love, His kindness, mercy, grace, forgiveness, patience, long-suffering, slowness to anger, control over my tongue…and SO much more! We can do this as we spend time with God.
I’m so grateful there are no waiting lines to our great God, because more often than I like, I need to run to Him. A waiting line would be problematic!
I’m grateful God is available all the time. His availability comes to us through Jesus, who paid the penalty for our sins. Jesus took the wrath of God upon Himself, so that He could make atonement for all the sins of mankind. In doing so, Jesus opened up the way to God the Father, so we can boldly come before His throne of grace: “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16.
The Psalm continues to consider people who fail to love Jesus: “Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.” The psalmist compares those who don’t love the Lord with chaff that is blown away, because it is useless. This would have been a very understandable picture to those who lived when harvesting was done manually. The chaff was lighter than the grain. The grain would fall to the ground, while the useless chaff blew away.
“Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.” When Jesus returns, and He makes His final judgment on all people, there will be those who will be eternally separated from Him. The people who were committed to following Jesus, will spend eternity with Him. Psalm 1 sends a strong message. Please don’t ignore God. He is real. He wants you to repent of your sins, and accept His Son’s gift of forgiveness. What have you done with His offer? If you have not yet accepted Jesus, why not make this moment the time of your repentance, and receive the gift of eternal life?
“For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”Those of you who love Jesus, please be encouraged by this verse. God IS watching over you. He is waiting, with no lines, for you to come to Him with whatever weighs on your heart. He is waiting for you to give Him praise and thanksgiving for His love and all His gifts He has bestowed upon you. This line also contains a second strong warning for those who have not accepted Jesus. Their end will be their destruction. This doesn’t mean they will not exist. It means they will forever be separated from God, and live in an eternal existence that will always bring regret.
Here is a quote from Tim Keller that I think may encourage you to trust Jesus: “Putting our faith in Christ is not about trying harder; it means transferring our trust away from ourselves and resting in him.”
Please contact me at: ButGodCares@gmail.com if I can encourage you to rest in Jesus as you Lord and Savior.
Living for Jesus, Donna
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