Day 30
I was a little late getting up this morning which I’m more likely to do toward the end of the week. I guess I was tired because it’s been such a busy and hectic week. I was a little frustrated with myself because I really wanted to get my day started earlier and not feel rushed or distracted during my Bible study. So as I sat down in my office to read this morning, it occurred to me, what if I worked somewhere that I wasn’t allowed to read scripture or spend the first part of my day in prayer. What if I didn’t have these privileges? What if I lived in a country where the Bible was prohibited and I was forced to worship a false god or some insane dictator? I have so many privileges as an American that I tend to take them for granted. So, I spent a few minutes this morning thinking of all the things that our freedom provides and realized that I could spend the whole day giving thanks for all these things, starting with the freedom to worship.
There’s a verse of scripture in Nehemiah 4:9 that I enjoy. It says ‘But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.’ They were being harassed and persecuted by the foreigners that didn’t want to see Jerusalem rebuilt. I so appreciate the example in this verse of how they trusted God and prayed for His protection but they also used their resources to take action. It tells us in this chapter that they worked with one hand and carried a shield in the other, ready to work or fight whatever the day called for. This is what our Lord calls upon us to do now. I see our country being heavily influenced by non-believers. So I’ll continue to give more thought today for all the many things our freedom provides and will consider myself challenged to work with one hand and carry my shield in the other.
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