August 5

The Lord will use whatever He wants to get His point across to us. He will speak through whomever He wants and will chastise us using whatever means He chooses. There is no doubt to the above facts, but what I heard in today’s reading is that God’s deliverance will come, but we have to wait. That means that we have to be in the “storm” until He delivers. I don’t like the storm, but want to be driven safely to shore - immediately, but God at times, has ordained that I stay on the sea in the storm for His purposes. To be honest, I don’t like that, especially the analogy with the sea all churned up until I am sick, but I guess this is where I am really challenged to submit isn’t it. Submitting to blessing or even to some act of obedience seems easier than waiting for His deliverance while in the middle of difficulty.

Remember me, your son Lord. Don’t delay too long, but deliver me. Sustain me while I wait.