It’s easy to worship in the waiting
We’re hopeful
There’s still a chance
But it’s almost impossible to worship after the answer is no
It wars against everything we are feeling
Unless we are like Job
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. – Job 1:20-22
Jesus is praying for you.
Most of us are less like Job and more like Peter.
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. – Luke 22:31
Wouldn’t we prefer the text to stop there?
satan asked to sift you… but his request was denied.
End of story. But that’s not how the story ends–none of our stories end that way. Instead, we get a Savior Who lets the sifting happen, but guarantees with His own prayers–that our faith will survive it.
Satan asked to have Job, and he asked to have Peter. Job worshiped, and Peter denied.
Peter was unable to worship in the wake of the “no”. But in the end, he was restored by the very One he denied. It’s okay if you can’t worship today. Worship tomorrow.
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