I missed my goal of reading 7 days last week by missing two days. I could blame in on being sick but it is hard to blame something that causes you to lay around during your down time on not reading.
This morning I read a little more Psalms and then decided (or was directed) to focus on Zechariah for a while. I am struck by a reoccurring them at the beginning of several Psalms. The writer seems to feel abandoned by God quite often. I really understand how David felt. Just a few weeks ago I felt as far from God as I ever had. With the help of my Elders and Pastor, I remembered that although God may take a step back from a situation to test me, he will never abandon me. He is always there.
As I began to study Zechariah, the second verse of the first chapter is the Lord talking to the people of Israel. God says "Return to me, declares the Lord Almighty, and I will return to you." My God works in amazing ways. His book flows seamlessly and each book just confirms the next. When I was feeling abandoned by God and everyone else, my Brothers reminded me how much God loves me and His timing is beyond our comprehension. When I returned to God, He returned to me and my biggest issue, my schedule, was not only fixed but fixed perfectly.
Michael, your lesson yesterday fit into my life perfectly at a perfect time. Our God is an awesome God and His timing is perfect. We will probably spend the rest of our days trying to figure that out.
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