Given the density of
so many lives, how is it that we would expect God to supernaturally maneuver
among us? The cry for God is nearly
universal. It is just that expectations
have been so diminished by failure to encounter Him on our terms that we schedule ourselves senseless. The irony of our discouraged indifference is
that we scurry about trying to find what in a moment the Lord Jesus Christ can
give us. Imagine the poor widow of
Jesus' parable sweeping out her neighbor's house trying to find her missing
coin or going down to the park with her back bent over, her eyes frantically
scanning the ground for any sign of it among the shrubs. The distressed poor soul would have been a
fool to go out of the country hoping to find the coin in some far off land. What she did was sheer genius! She went into her own home and turned
everything upside down there. Is it any
wonder that we have had such a disastrous go at this matter of
"finding" God when we have gone hither and thither without our wits
engaged at all? The Lord Jesus Christ
told the Pharisees that the Kingdom of God was right there with them...it had
never been anywhere else and was not disappearing any time soon. Our frantic chase after something, anything
that can match the Presence of God right where we are is pitiful. Give God enough space in your chaotic mind to
meet with you! Nothing screams more
loudly than the wills and whims of the cascading world falling all about us. The shepherds simply sat where they were in
the stillness of the night and God met them there. The Magi scanned the heavens for some hint of
His presence and God met them too. The
disoriented woman at the well stayed long enough at her normal work station to
give God a shot at speaking to her there.
Have we discouraged the Savior's efforts at getting through to us
because we have been derelict in the one duty we have been
given…"wait…"? Your most
productive moment of your day is the point at which you wait for God to wiggle
His way into you. You may not have a
marvelous revelation, a fascinating insight but you could gain the sudden
influx of Holy Spirit Presence that will re-calibrate your inner core so that
God can orient you rightly. You most
likely will not see a blaze of starlight or a vibrant band of angels but you
could know how to manage that barking child or gain peace over that tormenting
debt. Your Savior is your Savior. If you wait upon Him long enough, He will get
you through your turmoil with your joy intact.
Isn't that worth something?
I have been
crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I
live in the body, I live by faith in the
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait
for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NIV
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