STANDING AT A DISTANCE

Today's reading: Exodus 1-4

"The baby's sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him." Exodus 2:4 NLT

I can see Miriam peeking over the tall river grasses.

I can imagine her weaving strands of the bulrushes as she watched the little baby-filled ark bob in the Nile waters.

I can picture her keeping a close eye on the little vessel as it approached the bathing princess.

Was she appointed to keep an eye out for the little fella? Or did she sneak off down to the river to watch what her mom and dad's God would do in this situation?

It's made me think about all the people standing on the riverbank today.

Waiting to see what God will do...

Watching to see how we will react...

Wondering if this 'faith' of ours will sink or float...

Spectators to our walk with the Lord.

An audience of not-yet-believers.

On-lookers on the verge of committing their lives to the Christ we serve.

They're watching as we pray through tough seasons.

They're surveying our response to the diagnosis we just received.

They're gawking as we pray prodigals out of far places.

They're staring as we turn our habits, addictions and sinful tendencies over to the Lord--again and again and again.

We can't usually see them watching us, but they're there.

They are very, very interested in what our God will do!