Today’s Scripture Reading (March 3,
2017): Habakkuk 3
One of the common things that we
feel is the statement “What have you done for me lately?” I say feel because I don’t actually think that we hear the words – we just feel the pressure
of the idea. Yesterday's accomplishments
were good enough for yesterday, but today demand’s something more from us, something
that is greater.
Just the pressure of needing to accomplish more somehow takes its toll on
our psyche. The pressure often builds to
a pitch where we can no longer compete. We just can’t give any more. And this
is probably the place that our reality begins. This place that exists when we
have given all that we can, this line in the sand when we have tried everything that we can think of and have nothing more
to offer – this is the place where God
steps in.
Our truth is that if we could do
it – then we would. Habakkuk says to God – we have heard of you, but we haven’t
experienced you. The message is that we have accomplished what we could – but
we can’t go any further. We need you. Habakkuk recognizes that while he needs
God to move, what Habakkuk could do hasn’t been perfect. Mistakes had been made, and sins had been committed. And
Habakkuk asks God to move in mercy.
It is in error to ever believe
that our lives are either all us or all God. It is both. One of the most famous
Bible verses not found in the Bible is that God helps those that help
themselves. There is in the Bible the
idea that when we come to the end of ourselves, God will stand in the gap.
We need to give this life
everything that we have – give to him our very best in every situation that we
face – and then ask God, in his mercy, to stand in the gap.
Tomorrow’s Scripture
Reading: Jeremiah 11
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