Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The Building Is Going Up
Have you ever had a day or several days where you feel like nothing is happening, or at least not what you thought should be happening? I mean this in the sense that we can feel like we want certain parts of life to be moving in a certain direction, and somehow that just does not appear to be the case. I know that it is true for me at times, and that it can seem to drag on a really long time. As I was thinking about that today, I realized that maybe I was looking in the wrong direction.
God is always at work in the world around us. He made everything and He holds it together. Therefore, we know that He is working 24/7/365. If that is true, then it seems that from His perspective, He is likely doing something about the very thing that concerns us. But what? For me, the answer was easier than I thought.
God has a pattern that He created, and He follows that pattern. We see this in Proverbs where it talks about the earth.
Proverbs 3:19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
God also talks about building the house, which can also be interpretted as building His family.
Psalms 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
If we combine these two we see God is doing the building, first the creation, then His people. It is interesting that He restates this in Proverbs 24.
Proverbs 24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
God’s pattern is to start with wisdom, or knowing what to do. With understanding comes when to do it. And then with knowledge comes how to do it and get the details really moving. So those things we are concerned about, God has a specific order that things have to follow. And when we ask, He begins the wheels turning, setting in motion the results to come. If we plug in to what He is doing, we get to watch the building go up, and we are built up in the process.
Prayer
Father, we praise and thank You today for all You have for us. You are truly the Most High God. Thank You for the plan You have established. We ask that You show us Your plan and lead us through it. Please reach out to Your people today, Father, and meet them and their needs right where they are. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.