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The Sea is Still

The sea is still…

The sea is still, the trees hush up, there is no sound, there are no words….

As I experienced the stillness, I felt that maybe I was not praying enough; maybe I had my head turned slightly towards the carnal.

I guess I was expecting to hear the same thing over and over again to keep me from faltering and to have the same thrilling experience and enthusiasm like that of the first time.

And when I do not hear those voices and when everything seems still, was I to forget the things told to me? Am I supposed to walk down the easier path and neglect the things taught to me?

Here I was reminded of the letter sent to the Church in Sardis in Revelation, Chapter 3:

“These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard: obey it, and repent…”

And what am I supposed to do in times when I found myself in some quiet corner where everything dries out, when the arms of the good Lord seem to be miles and miles away and when I really wondered, “Are those people still praying for me?”, “Are those things no longer important to God?”

The word of the LORD still stands. I have to remember what I have received and heard and OBEY it.

Our waterloo is ourselves. Is the will of God less important than how we feel or what we want? The word of God does not alter with the swinging of my moods or my temperament or with my worldly desires. We must learn to decrease.

Everything may seems quiet, I maybe crying my soul out, I may feel as if my petitions are being shoved aside, but the love of the LORD, his words and commands still stands. His love endures forever

The snow at Mt. Lebanon never leaves their place but as a believer we often strayed away from the Lord and what is requires of us;

“With what shall I come before the LORD
And bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of
my soul?
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord requires of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humble with your God.” (Micah 6:68)

Are we wise enough to forget about ourselves and call him “Master”? It falls on us to walk humbly with him and do the things shown to us.

The sun and the moon in heaven may stand still and all things may seem static …but here we go;

“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines,
Though the olive corps fails, and the fields produce no food,
Though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savoir”. Habakuk 17-19

And exclaim; “The Sovereign LORD is my strength, he makes my feet like the feet of the deer, he enables me to go on to the heights…”

The world may seem quiet and at times we may feel like some forgotten vagabond and the storm being too harsh but we know better for . . .

“Those who have hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
They will run and not grow weary,
They will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31

Aren’t we lucky?

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