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“Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.” Ps.68:1
I live in Dallas, Texas, and in the wake of the sniper ambush on polices recently. This verse take on deeper meaning in my meditation. I checked 2 different sources, and one said “may God arise,” and the other one said “let God arise.” Do we have to “let” an all-powerful, holy and sovereign God act? Or is there something we do that hold God from acting, or arising? One would think God did not need our permission or cooperation to enter into our lives, but apparently He has it set up that way in some circumstances.
The Word of God promises that God will come to the rescue of those who call upon His name in sincerity and truth. He is willing and able to abundantly provide for us, beyond anything we could ever imagine or ask for. We are even called to be “laborers together with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:9). One would think He did not need our permission or cooperation to enter into our lives, but apparently He has it set up that way in some circumstances.
More often than not, we simple fell out of sync with the Holy and loving God. Take one example of negative emotions or actions such as anger, greed, unbelief, un-forgiveness, selfishness, fear, prayerlessness, etc. There is a great battle to-day over the use and control of the mind, not only in the world, but among the children of God. We may have mind-set that is un-renewed and “corrupted rom the simplicity that is in Christ.” (II Cor. 11.3) Thus, some of our decisions are no confirming to His plans and God choose not to arise in our situations.
Let God arise in our lives means practically that we focus on our heavenly Father and we are on the same wavelength with Him. Align in obedience, in love, in the power of the Holy Spirit, we live with clean hands and a pure heart. All for the purpose of “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven” in Dallas, America, Thailand or anywhere else Firstlight Ministry touches.
~ Dr. YC Chen
