I have been working a lot of hours lately. The end of the crop year brings work to those of us who help farmers make decisions about their operations with the information they have collected throughout the growing season.
I guess it goes without saying that I have felt weary. I have also been feeling disconnected from God. I have not been finding the meaning and guidance that I have in the past while reading His word. This morning’s readings changed that. He spoke to me in big bold letters.
Is 40:25-31 To whom can you liken me as an equal?
says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high
and see who has created these things:
He leads out their army and numbers them,
calling them all by name.
By his great might and the strength of his power
not one of them is missing!
Why, O Jacob, do you say,
and declare, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the LORD,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?
Do you not know
or have you not heard?
The LORD is the eternal God,
creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint nor grow weary,
and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny.
He gives strength to the fainting;
for the weak he makes vigor abound.
Though young men faint and grow weary,
and youths stagger and fall,
They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength,
they will soar as with eagles’ wings;
They will run and not grow weary,
walk and not grow faint.
It does not get much clearer than that. It says to me keep connecting and He is always connected to us. The words are encouragement to keep seeking God and He will eventually find a way to overcome the veils we create between Him and ourselves with our actions.
103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10 R. (1) O bless the Lord, my soul!
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
Just to make sure I knew God was talking to me he placed some of the words from one of my favorite songs in the Psalms. Matt Redman – 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) I was introduced to this song in a morning prayer session that was part of a meeting I attended with Arlin Sorenson. Thanks Arlin! It’s part of every one of my workouts.
Mt 11:28-30 Jesus said to the crowds:
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
The Gospel was the proverbial Mack truck that says I see your weariness. He reiterates to keep coming back. Come back regardless of my sin. Come back regardless of my selfishness that needs to be told every day by His word that He loves me and sees my struggles. I need to have the confidence to remember He does love me even though I can’t see or hear it.
I start my day today renewed by the verification that He has not quit talking to me.
GVW4U 