As I See It…

The tank is empty. No, I take that back, the tank is very empty. That’s pretty much the way I felt as I reached the mid-point of this week. I felt like the last two weeks were a blur and very draining. Then there was the expectation of yet another very busy weekend followed by the commencement of providing convalescent care for a loved one that is projected to last at least a couple of months.

But then, everyone has periods of time in life like this, mine is certainly not the exception. It’s just that when it hit me, I knew I needed to do something about it. So, I spent a full morning with the Lord. It was GREAT! I trekked up Mt. Sinai with Moses; listened in while he met with God for while.

Then I pondered the quizzical experience of “Three Kinds of Silence” that Michael Molinos wrote about in his book, The Spiritual Guide…a work that AW Tozer quotes from periodically. Speaking of AW, I then tried to open my mind to some very practical ramifications of the infinitude of God in Tozer’s chapter on that subject in his book, The Knowledge of the Holy. One phrase struck me, “God never hurries.” I suppose that when you have the context of infinity with which to work, hurrying is just not something you need to do.

But then, if my place as a child of God is in the presence and person of Jesus Christ, then I should learn not to hurry as well. Why is it that finite creatures seem to be consumed by filling up their allotted time on this earth with “hurriedness?” I called my son this noon to wish him happy birthday. I asked how it felt to be a year older. He replied that it made him wish that he had accomplished more with his life to this point than what he had. I reminded him of Tozer’s axiom about God not hurrying. He paused and then said, “Sounds like good advice.”

My final peek into the presence of God was with (whom else?) the Puritans. I read a prayer from the Valley of Vision that seemed to put my morning repast with the Lord at a final stage of rest. The prayer is entitled, “God All-Sufficient.” I leave you with a portion of that prayer: Be thou my arm to support, my strength to stand, my light to see, my feet to run, my shield to protect, my sword to repel, my sun to warm.

If you find that your tank is empty, may I suggest you take the Lord’s advice? “Come apart and rest a while…”

Pastor Megilligan