Expecting God to Work

Expecting God to Work

"I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me." Habakkuk 2:1

Do you REALLY believe that God is at work all around you? I do -- but how easy it is to fall back into the trap of not really believing and trusting.

Today's reading from Streams in the Desert is a good reminder for me about watching for God to work:

Without watching expectation on our part, what is the sense of waiting on God for help? There will be no help without it. If we ever fail to receive strength and protection from Him, it is because we have not been looking for it. Heavenly help is often offered yet it goes right past us. We miss it because we are not standing in the tower, carefully watching the horizon for evidence of its approach. and then are unready to throw the gates of our heart open so it may enter. The person who has no expectations and therefore fails to be on the alert will receive little help. WATCH FOR GOD IN THE EVENTS OF YOUR LIFE!

There is an old saying: "They who watch for the providence of God will never lack the providence of God to watch for." And we could turn the saying around as well and say, "They who never watch for the providence of God will never have the providence of God to watch for." Unless you put the water jars out when it rains, you will never collect the water.

We need to be more businesslike and use common sense with God in claiming HIS promises. If a man were to go to the bank several times a day, lay his paycheck at the teller's window, and then pick it up and leave without cashing it, it would not be long before the bank would have him ordered from the premises.

People who go to the bank have a purpose in mind. They present their check, receive their cash, and then leave, having transacted REAL business. They do not lay their check on the counter, discuss the beauty of the signature, and point out the lovely design on it. No, they want to receive money for their check and will not be satisfied without it. These are the people who are always welcome at the bank, unlike those who always waste the teller's time.

Unfortunately, a great many people also play at praying. They do not expect God to give them an answer, so they simply squander their prayer time. Our heavenly Father desires us to transact real business with Him in our praying. -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon -- Streams in the Desert

Are we willing to trust God to work all around us? I know that I needed to be reminded of this truth today. As Habakkuk declared, I will stand at my watch and look for Him to work today! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

Digging Deeper: Proverbs 7; 1 Samuel 7-9; Luke 9:18-36

Dig This Quote: What do we want? What would we be at? What do our souls desire? Is it not that we might have a more full, clear, stable comprehension of the wisdom, love, grace, goodness, holiness, righteousness, and power of God, as declared and exalted in Christ unto our redemption and eternal salvation?John Owen

Determined Digging: Level 1 -- Psalm 119:11; Level 2 -- Psalm 51:5-9

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