Isaiah 26:3-5

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal. He humbles those who dwell on high, He lays the lofty city low; He levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust.” 

We once owned a hamster whose cage had a hamster wheel. Have you ever seen a hamster on a hamster wheel? It runs like crazy, but gets nowhere. Sometimes in the middle of the night you can hear the squeak of the wheel as the little creature runs and runs but remains in the cage.

Many times I fear that we Christians are very much like a hamster on a hamster wheel. Things are making us uncomfortable so we panic and try to do things in our own strength. We’ve gotta worry! We’ve gotta work! We’ve gotta do something!

The problem is that we are doing things our way rather than doing things God’s way. He never desires us to run ourselves ragged in order to please Him or to merit salvation. In today’s Scripture we see that what God wants us to do is to place our trust in Him.

As a boy I used to cherish the times I was alone with my dad. He once worked as a driver for Washington Motor Coach Company. A few times I rode along on his route. The bus may have carried twenty or thirty passengers, but only dad was the driver. Our lives were in his hands. You might say, and rightly so—we were just along for the ride!

From time to time we would make a scheduled stop and dad would sometimes ask me to do a small task for him. I did so, joyfully. But it was only when he asked that my tasks accomplished the purpose of serving him.

I hope you get the spiritual implication. The Lord calls us to ride along with Him and enjoy the scenery until He calls us to do His bidding. Wait expectantly for Him—it is worth the wait!

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today and be a blessing!      

– – – Pastor Cecil

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