Friday... There are awesome miracles for us to see.

 

Psalm 66:3 (NLT),  "Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people."

Friday... There are awesome miracles for us to see.

So many times we are in such a hurry. On my way to this coffee shop I was going the speed limit but some guy was on my tail. He finally got around me and was able to get to where he wanted faster. I think he was headed to playing a round of golf and some guys may have been waiting on him. I'm sure they had a good reason just like we do when it seems that God is going too slow in what we want him to do for us.

Now God always has a reason for what he does and it is amazing what he can do. David writes in Psalm 66:3 (NLT), "Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people."

Now he also writes in verses 16-19, "Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke." And we've been there. He continues and shows us a reason why it seems sometimes that he is slow. David says, "If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." So there is the first thing we need to do. Is there a sin that we need to confess to God? Maybe God is waiting on us.

And this is important to see. Verses 19-20 says, "But God did listen! Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love."

And here is something else we need to be doing. Instead of being anxious and griping we need to be praising. Verse 8 says, "Let the whole earth bless our God and loudly sing his praises. Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling. You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver." Yes, he has a purpose.

I also was reading this morning over in John 21 of one of the disciples who was having trouble in believing that Jesus had come back to life. Our non-believing can hold us back on our time. Verse 24-25 says, "One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him, 'We have seen the Lord!' But he replied, 'I will not believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, and put my fingers into them, and placed my hand into the wound in his side."

Now look at this. Verses 26-29 says, "Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked, but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. 'Peace be with you, ' he said. Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!' 'My Lord and my God!' Thomas exclaimed. Then Jesus told him, 'You believed because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me." The key word here is "Believe!"

Yes, there are awesome miracles for us to see. It is not God who is slow. He knows what he is doing. So let's confess, praise and believe. And that can calm our anxiety and impatience. And Psalm 66:3 (NLT) says, "Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning