Joshua 1:8

"...[B]ut you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success." (Joshua 1:8).

"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me." (John 5:39).

"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13).

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Habakkuk 1:5

Look at the nations and watch - and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.

Reading this invokes a feeling of awe and of expectation. While this was addressed to the Jews at the time of their exile in Babylon to give them hope that God had not forsaken them, I can't help but smile as I look through the pages of History and see His fingerprints everywhere. No doubt this verse can be applied to every generation. Even today, if we look at the nations and watch closely, God is up to something that we couldn't even believe.

Similarly, this can be applied to the individual. The important part of this is to "watch - and be utterly amazed". It's easy to dismiss events as "just life" and continue on the best we can. While this may be our only option, it is important that one does not forget to look for, or to seek, God. In this process He reveals Himself and does not cease to amaze.

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