“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
(2 Chronicles 10:12 NIV)
I couldn’t sleep last night. It wasn’t anxiety or fear, although honestly, I have experienced those sheet-twisting hours in the wake of this pandemic. Last night was duller then anxiety, just a restlessness in my spirit. I did what I often do when sleep evades. I got up to search the Bible and pray.
I had watched a Bethel video earlier in the day and about halfway through the worship service, the singers stopped to discuss the current global crisis from a Christian perspective. One of the worshipers shared this scripture and last night I returned to it, settling the needle of my mind into it’s soothing groove.
King Jehosaphat was in a terrible predicament. Nations had gathered to battle against God’s people. He was surrounded and he saw no way around it. His fear of God was somehow greater than his fear of the advancing armies. He proclaimed a national fast and called the people together to pray. He openly admitted to his shortcomings; “We do not know what to do…” – the sort of vulnerability that God labels as humility. Jehosaphat was candid with his people about his lack of national battle plan and complete in his surrender to a holy God. “…but our eyes are on You.” He led his people in authentic worship.
It’s okay to admit to our unknowing as long as we lift our eyes
as we make our confession.
I can’t help but compare our COVID crisis to Jehosaphat’s situation. It seems we are surrounded on all sides. We are battling against an invisible virus with few weaknesses. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.
Lord, today we look up. We are confident where our help comes from. Our hope does not lie in doctors or cures or vaccines or facemasks. Our hope lies in You. We do not know what to do, but we look to You. Amen.