Looking From My Watchtower

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I feel my “tent stakes” dug in deep and holding.  I am trying to wait patiently as my outside world catches up to my unseen world, where today I feel lots of expansion and blessing.  I am feeling taught and instructed and peaceful around some bends and updates to my practice—this vehicle God uses to connect me with you.  Please keep reading for some cool expansions through which I am excited to join with you through.  Also, keep reading for what I hope is for you, like it is me, a satisfying little dewdrop in God’s Word.

In a study I am reading, I found myself stuck on these verses.  I pray for a lot of things.  This sweetly timed note from the Lord in Habakkuk teaches me to not miss the blessing of anticipating and expecting (with determination) His work to be displayed.   I am pulling the instructions of these verses in…join me in pulling them in your unseen world as well.


Habakkuk 
2:  I will stand upon my post of observation and station myself on the tower or fortress, and will watch to see what He will say within me and what answer I will make as His mouthpiece to this complaint.

I want even today take very seriously the act of belief and faith to scouring the territory for His work.  I love how this verse give’s your mind’s eye a picture, of a watchtower—a post from inside your heart from which you are aware that He is Good and He is on the Move, and He is in pursuit of Blessing for you. 
2 And the Lord answered me and said, “Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may be able to read as he hastens by.”
I love that this verse recommends to us to write down when we catch a glimpse of the movement of God.  Whether it is a display of his splendor, or a quiet verse he upholds you with…make clear your roots, your “tent steaks” for those who might “pass by”. Oh, Lord—in your Grace let me bear evidence of your vision, that your scent would expose all who pass by me the sweetness and love of your character.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to fulfillment; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait earnestly for it, because it will surely come; it will not be late on its appointed day.

He gives us a vision, a hope, to hang on to.  But what to do when we feel deceived or disappointed?  It surely happens.  This verse assures us that it will not be late.  But sometimes is sure feels like it is late.  I am thinking of stories of a “Too Late God” in my own life and also in Scripture, the story of Lazarus—dead and in the tomb.  Stay tuned…I feel a whole other blog post coming around this.  For now, I leave you as the verse leaves you—“tent stake” down into what He insists, despite external evidence:  It will not be late on its appointed day.

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