Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover, the word of the
Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah,
what do you see? And I said, I see a branch
or shoot of an almond tree [the emblem of alertness
and activity, blossoming in late winter].
12 Then said the Lord to me, You have seen
well, for I am alert and active, watching over My
word to perform it. (This should be our heart as well. Are we watching for His performed word?)
Many of us who are watchmen know these verses
well. But this is what spoke to my
heart...
"Watching over my word to perform it..."
Not only does the word for almond tree sound like the
word for watching in Hebrew
shâqêd
shaw-kade' (Almond Tree)
shâqad
shaw-kad' (watching)
But the Almond Tree is the first to
"arise", to wake up, to bud.. it is considered
an 'early riser"...
I felt the Lord tell me I was to be watching
for HIM in HIS WORD (as the Lord was "watching over His word to perform it) first in Jerusalem, then in Samaria, and then to the uttermost parts of the
earth...
Is His word being performed in Jerusalem?
(IN MY OWN LIFE) Do we see HIM larger than ourselves?
Are we early risers seeking His face and repairing the breaches of the gates of our minds and hearts in order that He would remain and not just visit every now and then? Have we closed the portals to our eyes and ears to keep out the enemy? Have we kept our hands clean?
What about Samaria? Is His word being
performed in Samaria? (Our HOMES AND COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE?) Do we see Him larger than our bills, our responsibilities,
our home repairs and maintance? Our time or lack of it? Our unsaved spouse or children. Is He
bigger? Is He bigger than our loud neighbor, or the one who has an unsighly lawn? Is He bigger
than the cancer our elderly neighbor has, or the drug problem our other neighbors children have?
Is He bigger? Is His word being performed over them? Are we watching
to see it is?
And then to the uttermost parts of the earth.
I am not there yet. But I
am watching for Him and want more of Him in my
life. I want His life to be clearly evident in mine.
A true watchman is one who watches for Him
in all things. Watches FOR HIM in HIS WORD. IS A WITNESS of Him.
"I am determined to know nothing among
you except Christ and Him crucified" 1 Co 2:2
Acts 1:6 So when they had come together, they
were asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
7He said to them, "It is not for you
to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;
but you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest
part of the earth."
Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had
come, they were all together in one place.
And suddenly there came from heaven a
noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Power came upon them as they were watching
FOR HIM.....
IN ONE ACCORD.
