Silent Or Silenced?

“It is time for You to act, Lord. Your law is being broken.” That sounds like something we would hear while walking out of church or part of a conversation we were having with a friend about the “signs of the times.”

“It is time for You to act, Lord.” Not me, Lord! YOU!

This is amusing. Here we find this Psalmist who has been writing to us about the Lord’s faithfulness, the Lord’s grace, the Lord’s mercy, the Lord’s goodness, the Lord’s protection, the Lord’s righteousness, the Lord’s justice. And the list goes on and on.

Suddenly, he becomes aware of things that are going on around him that are wrong. Suddenly, he realizes that things are not in agreement with God’s laws, and he is bothered. Suddenly, he wants God to do something to make things right.

Why God and not him? Does he want to sit in a big, comfortable, easy chair and cheer the Lord on? “Go get ‘em, God! Make them pay for the wrongs they’ve done! I’m all for You straightening this mess out. In fact, why did You let things get like this in the first place? I’d like to help You, Lord, but don’t count on me. It’s Your world, Lord. Clean it up. I’m over here thanking You for all my many blessings! Go, God. Go!”

Unfortunately, the words of the Psalmist sound like words that come from the mouths of many Christians. We expect God to do the work that He has entrusted us to do. “Go,” Jesus said to His disciples, “and make disciples.” We are to do what He told us to do! We are the ones to act.

Prayer:  Forgive us, Lord, for refusing to do our part in doing what You have called us to do. Lead us to action now! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Scripture For Today:  It is time for You to act, Lord. Your law is being broken. Psalm 119:126

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