Yes, Lord...

July 29

“Yes, Lord, we wait for You on the path of Your judgments. Our desire is for Your name and renown” Isaiah 26:8. Its brevity might be misleading, but don’t be deceived, there are some significant points in that brief verse. First, it begins with the words, ‘Yes, Lord.’

Yes. Our response when we hear from God—whether we are reading His Holy Word from the Bible or whether we are sensing the leading of His Holy Spirit that dwells within those of us who have received Christ as Savior and Lord—should always be, ‘Yes, Lord.’

Upon our obedience will the entirety of our relationship with the Holy One turn. It is rather like a fulcrum which, when placed at a strategic point, can be used to move monumental burdens. The second reality is that we always await the good pleasure of the Lord. We should neither run ahead of nor lag behind Him. We must always desire His glory above any self-oriented desire of our own.

Our prayers and our activities, our words and our thoughts should ever be focused upon our hearts’ longing to extol our Savior and to allow ourselves to shine His light into the darkness around us. Can we say ‘yes’ to Him? Can we wait upon Him? Can we desire only His glory? To do so requires that we first die to ourselves so we will be fully alive to Him.