Psalm 42:1-5
1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, my God,
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God, when can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long
"Where is your God?"
4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng
5 Why, my soul, are you down cast? Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God. for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
A new friend from our new combined church posted on facebook:
"where would you go when this all goes back to normal?"
My first thought was to church, with the fellowship of believers. Currently there are ways set up for us to connect with the "church" via facebook, zoom, online services etc. For me, these things only partly work. I am a deer panting to meet with God with my "family". Verse 2 asks the pandemic questions - "When can I go and meet with God ('s people)?" The struggle here is real for me (and perhaps for you too). I am a very social being. When LORD? Authorities keep pushing "lift dates" and "transition times" and my heart sinks a bit. Verse 4 speaks of remembering going to the house of God, under His protection, with shouts of joy and praise like a festival. With the changes - merge - at my church there have been great shouts of joy and praise and a covering of God like we hadn't seen in some time. A mighty move and I miss this. Virtual meetings are good.. but well, I like the real deal.
Then comes verse 5. I want to speak for myself, I am down cast... not really on most days. I am, however, disturbed. Disturbed by the way some are acting in media (tv, news and social), attaching and pushing unrelated agendas, spewing lies or misconceptions all to feed fear and hate. Here's a thought... not everything you see, read etc. on media outlets are true or for your well being so be careful my friends. Some of the stuff you see may do you more harm than good. Verse 5 finishes with what we ALL need.
"Put your hope in God. for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God."
Where is your hope? Who can you praise in this crazy new world? Who can save us?
Only One, God.
You may see that I skipped verse 3... many are asking "Where is 'your' God?" saying that science alone will rescue us. While science is doing a great deal in this situation I want to say that there is nothing new under the sun (Ecc 1:9). Science has used and is using what has already been created to put into place what we need to come out of this ... AND WE WILL COME OUT. God is with us, if you woke up today, He is with you. If you are in quarantine, He is with you. If you are in line for toilet paper, hand sanitize, Lysol wipes, He is with you. He is with you and is your hope for getting through this.
Oh, I may add here too... a btw... politicians, on either side, will not save or rescue us either... just saying.
So I say this again,
"Put your hope in God. for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God."
Sunday morning I woke up and saw this... we had put out a salt lick to attract deer.. and it worked. There were 4 deer all together in my yard. Yes I said all together. a heard of deer, together. So as a deer... so do I ... pant to be together in person with my friends and family and my hope for this stands with God and God only
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