Psalm 19:1-2 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God,
    and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
² Day to day pours out speech,
    and night to night reveals knowledge.

A young man declares, “Since it is so obvious then I don’t need to tell people about God.”

Yes it is so obvious that man saw God in the fire and declared He was a fire God and gave Him a name.

Then they saw Him in the wind and said He was the God of the wind and gave Him another name.

Then they saw Him in the water and the same thing happened.

My question is a little more direct to the point young man. “Did you come to this conclusion on your own or did you only give thought to that possibility after reading Psalm 19?”

Man left without a guide will draw his own conclusions. In this I must confess, if the bible does not specifically reveal a truth, I get curious about the possibilities.

In the Garden God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day, every day. They had God to observe and we know nothing about what was said. The only question to arise out of that time was posed by a liar who presented the possibility of a truth.

“God is not telling you everything.”

“He said do not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil because he is hiding something from you.”

“There are things God does not want you to know. God keeps secrets.”

When did intellect replace relationship?

Here we are after the Cross of Christ in the church age. We have His Word and His Word is true and yet without perfect understanding, without great intellect, we have questions that we want answered.

John 14:26 English Standard Version (ESV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Will the Holy Spirit teach us all things?

Psalm 69:16-19 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁶ Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
    according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
¹⁷ Hide not your face from your servant,
    for I am in distress; make haste to answer me.
¹⁸ Draw near to my soul, redeem me;
    ransom me because of my enemies!

¹⁹ You know my reproach,
    and my shame and my dishonor;
    my foes are all known to you.

I had a friend who would say to me, “God isn’t answering my prayers.”

My answer to him sounds appropriate for today. “Maybe God is more concerned with what is going on inside you than what is going on outside you.”

Verse 17 rings so true for answers to our concerns, “make haste”. We want instant answers. What if the problem that God is working on is lack of character on our part? Character is developmental and takes time. Patience is developmental.

James 1:3 English Standard Version (ESV) for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

We can say we trust God but do the words of our mouth and our actions properly reflect trust? What is trust without patience?

I am reminded of my dog’s behavior while I am fixing breakfast. She does this impatient dance with her nails clicking on the floor. She is excited with anticipation for something she is not going to get. It does not stop her from begging and being hopeful.

When we eat our breakfast, she mopes. She looks so pathetic. Is that how we look when we are being impatient? Does our continence drop?

Psalm 43:5 English Standard Version (ESV) Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Mood affects worship. We tend to be less enthusiastic in worship when we are disappointed. Disappointment comes from unrealistic expectations. Thy will be done slides back to the end of our prayers in favor of “give me”.