TonyaAnn is an early childhood educator with 32 years teaching in Public School. She enjoys teaching teachers to teach writing and is a National Writing Project fellow. She has published curriculum, articles, devotions, and blogs at thinkinonthings.blogspot.com. She is the mother of two adult children and their spouses and six grandchildren. When not writing, she is a maniac paper crafter.
Micah says he watches “expectantly”. He expects an answer. In the “fire” of today, are we watching for rescue or merely hoping for it? Sometimes we get so focused on circumstances and desperate prayer that we forget to watch for an answer.
I want to encourage you, in your fire, to climb the steps of the watchtower, to stand by the window, binoculars around your neck, scanning the countryside. Look for the healer to come around the bend. Catch a glimpse of the deliverer coming into view over the hill. See the Savior coming down the road toward you. Look out that window frequently and check the road first thing every morning. Say with Habakkuk,
“While standing guard on the watchtower, I waited for the Lord’s answer.” (
Habakkuk 2:1
I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost.There I will wait to see what the LORD says and how he* will answer my complaint.
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And rest in the assurance of the last part of Micah’s words, “My God WILL hear me.” Will is a definitive comment, a period. In Matthew Henry’s commentary he states, “God will not disappoint the believing expectation of those who wait to hear what He will say to them.”
In the end, we will say with Isaiah, “…Surely this is our God we trusted in Him and He saved us.” Isaiah 25:9 NIV
