Wednesday, August
16, 2017
I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give
up and die. Listen to my prayer for
mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy
sanctuary.
Praise the Lord! For
he has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is
my strength and shield. I trust him with
all my heart. He helps me, and my heart
is filled with joy. I burst out in songs
of thanksgiving.
Psalm 28:1-2, 6-7(NLT)
David went
through rough waters in his lifetime, some of his own making, and some just
because…well, you know, stuff happens!
Either way, when the stuff you’re going through gets deep enough, if you
haven’t been praying, you will start!
David was a
praying man, so I rather believe he was like my sister in Christ, Donna, who
once told me she never had to say “Amen” because she had so much to pray about,
the conversation between her and Jesus never closed down. God takes note of that!
The
disciples waited until the storm got really scary:
Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with
his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm
struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting,
“Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” Jesus
responded, “Why are you afraid? You
have so little faith!” Then he got up
and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”
Matthew 8:23-27(NLT)
The
difference between hanging-in there
and just hanging, is
the difference between David’s calm trust, and the disciples’ frantic, panicky
yelps! David states his fate is in God’s
hands, and he would trust the LORD completely.
The disciples were incredulously shouting their disbelief over the noise
of the waves.
I try to
remember that.
I’m in a
bit of deep water at the moment, so the difference between hanging and
hanging-in there, is a matter I cannot ignore.
When I saw the picture my friend Anne posted of her Grandson David posed
in one of his balancing feats, it immediately struck me that he was really chilling-out, and
that, mostly, because he was only 3” off the floor. There’s a difference when you can’t fall far.
But that’s
the whole issue about hanging-in; even when you can fall as far as the grave,
if you’re willing to trust like David, the outcome is not an issue; the issue
is just WHO is the one doing the balancing act.
As many
have found out, it makes little difference how deep or rough the waters may get
when you’re in the boat with Jesus (or even walking ON the water with Him).
For You Today
Hanging-in,
or Hung-out to dry…just make sure to breathe…Jesus has this!
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