Habakkuk 2:1 - Watching for His answer
I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me and what answer I am to give to this complaint (Hab. 2:1)
Last week there were several incidents that disturb me. The first is the critical illness faces by Lord Chan. It was very sudden. He is in intensive care and going to die soon (if no miracles happened). I am not familiar with him, but I know that God has greatly used him in the chinese ministry in UK. He can connected to the english speaking congregation in the church, and God has put him in a strategic political position in the House of Lord to speak for the Chinese. There is already not enough christian workers serving Chinese, somehow just wonder why God is going to take another one away when the harvests are many but the workers are few.
The second was my interview. My performance was not good. It was my problems rather that His problems. Yet, in my low time, I complaint to God about my uncertainties facing me.
The third was the Israel-Palestine conflict. I have read from the news that Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke that he no longer could resume his work as the prime minister. This have create a lot of uncertainty and instability in the future for the peace process that has just begun to restart again.
Utimately in our heart, there is so many questions in life that we don't know how to answer. We feel reluctant to place our total trust in Him. We can't see the future. Maybe God will do something new. So as Habakkuk, who was standing at the watchtower, hoping to find out God's messager while they are in a distance, and waiting for God's answer to his complaint.
O Lord, help me to station myself to wait upon your answer. Help me have the faith to hold on to you while I am waiting, and open my eyes and ears so that I can see you face to face in my daily work, and to hear your voice through your Word and the Holy Spirit. Don't let my heart be hardened, that make me seperate from you.
Last week there were several incidents that disturb me. The first is the critical illness faces by Lord Chan. It was very sudden. He is in intensive care and going to die soon (if no miracles happened). I am not familiar with him, but I know that God has greatly used him in the chinese ministry in UK. He can connected to the english speaking congregation in the church, and God has put him in a strategic political position in the House of Lord to speak for the Chinese. There is already not enough christian workers serving Chinese, somehow just wonder why God is going to take another one away when the harvests are many but the workers are few.
The second was my interview. My performance was not good. It was my problems rather that His problems. Yet, in my low time, I complaint to God about my uncertainties facing me.
The third was the Israel-Palestine conflict. I have read from the news that Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke that he no longer could resume his work as the prime minister. This have create a lot of uncertainty and instability in the future for the peace process that has just begun to restart again.
Utimately in our heart, there is so many questions in life that we don't know how to answer. We feel reluctant to place our total trust in Him. We can't see the future. Maybe God will do something new. So as Habakkuk, who was standing at the watchtower, hoping to find out God's messager while they are in a distance, and waiting for God's answer to his complaint.
O Lord, help me to station myself to wait upon your answer. Help me have the faith to hold on to you while I am waiting, and open my eyes and ears so that I can see you face to face in my daily work, and to hear your voice through your Word and the Holy Spirit. Don't let my heart be hardened, that make me seperate from you.
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