Psalm 121
"I will lift up my eyes to the hills-from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved, He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by the day; nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore."
Yesterday I went to a conference in Chicago with one of my classes for industrial hygienists. I got to meet lots of new people, see some interesting posters, and even won a t-shirt and Target gift card. Great experience, even if the job market isn't exactly encouraging. Particularly memorable was the ride back. Never in all my years of driving have I seen so many accidents, one right after another on I-65. Every one seemed to be worse than the previous, with even semis completely tipped over. Most amazing of all was seeing cars that, right after passing a horrible accident, would go careening past our van (with horrible tires) at 50-70 mph! People have so much faith in their driving abilities, their cars, and the fact that they aren't dead yet, that they begin to think they are invincible. We need to give God that kind of faith!
God truly does not rest, even when we are too lazy to devote our time to him. I need to break out the 'God-drill' and get this through my skull, for God doesn't work on my time schedule, but His own! Our van made it home safe and sound, even if we took our sweet time doing so. I know that patience is not my strongest suit, and yet would I be able to endure the intensity of the flame if God wanted to refine me at a much faster rate? Probably not, which is why we should not complain that God doesn't always manifest His vision immediately in our lives. Just like the glucose that is used in our body for fuel; there has to be a controlled structure to our spiritual glycolysis so we don't burn up in the refining flames!
"One thing I have desired of the Lord, and that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord forever...."
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