Day 213 Sit A While

 

8/1/2025 

 "Come and sit and ask Him whatever is on

your heart. No question is too small, no riddle too

simple. He has all the time in the world.

Come and seek the will of God."

Max Lucado

 

It's not hard for anyone to guess what's on my mind. I seem to eat, drink, and sleep Israel. Waiting for the release of the hostages, praying for a miracle, praying for an end to this war, yet knowing that there must be closure and the matter regarding the land must be resolved according to God's word. Seeing and hearing lies and watching people I used to respect as wise and informed people suddenly speaking out against Israel and the United States, because of our stand with Israel. There is so much division in our nation. How this must make God sad to see His children behave this way. 

The invitation to come and sit and ask Abba anything is something I already do. In fact the majority of my day is spent sitting right here, in this chair, staring at the computer screen, reading updates for prayer or reading my Bible or participating in Zoom or phone prayer meetings. Tomorrow is Erev Tish'a B'Av (Ninth of Av Eve) a time of great sorrow and a day of fasting for the Jewish people as they remember the destruction of their temples which happened on this day in history. Several tragic things happened on this day over the years, going back to when the twelve spies Moses sent out into the Promised Land returned with the bad report from ten of the twelve, which resulted in the death of many as they were made to roam the desert for 40 years until the generation had died for their sin of disbelief. There is the additional sadness and grief over the fact that the hostages remain in Gaza in the hands of the terrorists, who continue to avoid a deal for the release of Israel's sons and daughters held captive for 665 today. To make things more difficult, video tapes of two of the remaining hostages were sent by Hamas to the families revealing the dire circumstances of their captivity. Conflicting reports and media exchange of false information are being released, further adding salt into the wounds of the families and the government. When will enough be enough?!

Meanwhile more drama is being stirred up in other countries at Israel's expense, and the accusations continue to fly. America is being included in the conversations, as Israel is our nation's strongest ally. This is after all a spiritual battle, not a flesh and blood one. It would do well for more people to wake up to that truth and do as Paul instructed us in 1 Timothy 6:12, "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses."  

The invitation's open to all, come sit awhile in the Lord's presence and seek Him about all this mess! It's time to sit a spell and listen to the only one with the answers!