Very Long Lines
This
morning Kim got out of the house early to try to find gasoline for our van. (We
have been concerned as to whether or not we will have enough gas to get
Nathaniel back to college on Saturday as well as have enough gas to get to
church on Sunday.) After Kim waited for
an hour and a half, I came along with some breakfast and switched with her.
Thankfully, for me there was only about another half an hour of the wait
left—but only for super at $4.50 per gallon with a $30 limit, and only cash! But, we at least got that much.
I
think the last thing anyone expected with the onset of “Sandy” would be the
long line of cars at the gas stations throughout the region. Although, many of us thought to fill-up our
tanks before the storm hit, who would have thought that four days later we
would have gasoline being rationed? Who
would have expected to be waiting on lines for two hours or more for a few
gallons of gas? But, wait we do—on some very long lines.
And,
why do we wait? We wait because we need
that which we are waiting for. We wait for that which we consider to be
necessary and valuable to our well-being.
Yes, we would like to get our gasoline much more quickly, but we wait
because have become dependent upon gasoline to power our cars and our
generators.
The
Bible often speaks about waiting—especially waiting “for the Lord.” The Psalmist wrote, “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My
soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than
watchmen wait for the morning.” (Psalm 130:5,6 – NIV) The Bible speaks of being patient and hopeful
as we wait for God to step into our lives to help us, deliver us, and fulfill
his promises to us.
The
Psalmist reminds us that although it might feel as if we are on a very long
line, if we will wait patiently, we will experience God at work within our
lives. And, why would we wait? Because
we understand how desperately we really do need his presence and his power; he
grace and his mercy at work within our lives.
So,
today as you wait on line for gas, or maybe on a grocery line or on line for
the bus (etc., etc.), let it be a time during which you are also waiting “for
the Lord.” He is with you and he will
help you as you wait for him.
Have
a great day!
Pastor
Tim Harris
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