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| Previous Next Scripture tells of many prayers--urgent requests to God for help. In All Things Are Possible, author Daniel Partner tells of devotional meaning in seventy-five of these prayers. Partner's insightful, accessible readings show that no human problem is unique and that God hears believers' prayers. Not only can the answers be miraculous--prayer itself is a miracle. While reading All Things Are Possible, Christians will see their own struggles in the prayers of biblical characters, be encouraged to lift their voices to heaven like the saints of old, and embrace Jesus' promise: "All things are possible to him who believes" (Mark 9:23 NASB). This devotional employs various translations of Scripture. Soft cover from Barbour Publishing, Inc., copyright 2002 |
"DAY FORTY-ONE"
Yea, in the way of thy judgments,
O Lord, have we waited for thee;
the desire of our soul is to thy name,
and to the remembrance of thee.
With my soul have I desired thee in
the night; yea, with my spirit within me
will I seek thee early: for when thy
judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants
of the world will learn righteousness.
- ISAIAH 26:8-9
The Bible tells a remarkable story about serving the Lord. When Jesus and the disciples were on their way to Jerusalem, they came to Bethany where Martha gave them hospitality. She busied herself in the kitchen preparing a big meal for everyone. Meanwhile, her sister, Mary, sat with Jesus, listening to what he taught. Martha came to Jesus and said, "Lord, it's unfair that my sister just sits here while I do all the work. Tell her to come and help me." Jesus replied, "Dear Martha, there's really only one thing worth being concerned about, and Mary has discovered it. I won't take that away from her" (Luke 10:38-42, author's paraphrase).Can you see Mary sitting with the Lord, hanging on every word he says? This is how Jesus wants us to serve him: to lovingly watch and listen to him. "Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us" (Psalm 123:2). The ultimate mercy will come on the day Christ returns, so we watch and wait for him. The desire of our soul is his name and the remembrance of him (Isaiah 26:8). Christ himself instructed us how to watch and wait. On the night he was betrayed by Judas, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do' this in remembrance of me." Then he took a cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant between you and God, confirmed by the shedding of my blood. As often as you drink it, remember me." When we eat the bread and drink of the cup, we remember the Lord, announcing his death, waiting until he comes again (see 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). The world is riding the rough road of God's judgments. It seems to be going from bad to worse. But when we eat at the Lord's Table with its holy bread and cup, we find patience to wait for the Lord; love to desire his name, and wisdom to remember him until he returns. Click here to send this devotion to a friend!
