One Year Bible - February 9
Scriptures to read:
Hebrews 6:13-20; Exodus 1:1-2:25; Psalm 40
In today’s Psalm, David begins by saying, “I waited patiently upon the Lord.”
I can’t help but reflect on how rarely that is true for me. Although I like to think I’m a patient and courteous person, waiting on God is very different. There is no immediate gratification, of a “Thank you, good sir!” from a stranger that I hold a door for, or a thank you wave after waving someone ahead of me in traffic.
Waiting upon God for things that really matter to me feels like trying to hold back a thoroughbred from taking off, after the starting gun has already been fired. If something is important to me, I want to do something about it!
I’m thankful for Moses’ story. This is a guy I can relate to. And although he was a murderer, I think Moses would be the kind of guy that would be glorified in one of our Hollywood movies, because he was a vigilante. Moses killed a man who had it coming to him for abusing God’s people!
But Moses’ impatience cost him – rather than helping lead his people out of slavery in his youth, his impatience cost him all his credibility and resulted in forty years of exile.
In my life, I’m impatient over things that are a lot less noble than trying to save God’s people from oppression. In particular I’m impatient over my future and my career, my heart so badly wants my life to turn out the way that I think it should, so I end up obsessing over trying to prove myself, but that results in anxiety rather than the peace that my loving Father so desperately wants me to enjoy.
Join me as we begin our day with this prayer below.
Memory Verse: I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. - Psalm 40:1-2
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I confess that too often I think I know what is best for me, and I choose action rather than prayer and patience. Help me to trust that you love me and have a plan to use me. Hear my prayer, Oh Lord. Amen.
