"We shall say no more, 'Our god,'
to the work of our hands;
for in you the orphan finds compassion."
We do this so much though it is seldom explicit. The things we work at and put effort into often take the place in our lives that should be the LORD's. We so worry about the outcomes of circumstances that we prove that the LORD does not yet hold first place in our hearts. We think that we can ensure our efforts bear fruit just by willing it. We think that the fruit of our efforts is really our own to spend on our passions. May the LORD remind us: "Because of me you bear fruit!" The compassion which the orphan receives, who has nothing to offer of his own, calls us to humility. In humility we can recognize the source of our life. Fortunately the LORD is waiting to heal our defection. He wants to be the dew that gives us life as we blossom into all he intends us to be.
He did all that was necessary to set us free before we could even recognize his voice. Let us remember the freedom he already gave us and let us ask him for the freedom we do not yet have. As long as we are still carrying burdens we aren't meant to carry in our own Egypts he will continue to offer us rescue.
Let the LORD be first in our lives. May he be the only one we worship. Then we too will not be far from the kingdom. He wants to feed us with the best wheat and honey from the rock. Then, finally, we will come to know and understand his promise to love us freely.
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