Begging God to Come Back
Most of the time we, as adults, don't feel the need to beg for something that we really want. That is what children and young people do when they are desperate to have something, and their parents or friends won't give it to them. However, there are some things that we should be willing to beg for. We should be willing to let God and others know just what is very important to us. This is the opposite of being apathetic and lukewarm, which God hates. The psalmist was expressing the desperate situation of God's people. They had wandered from God and rebelled against Him, so that He had withdrawn from them. He did not leave them completely, but He withdrew His presence and His blessings for a while. (Psalm 80:14) "Come back, we beg You, O God of Heaven's Armies. Look down from heaven and see our plight. Take care of this grapevine." I am not sure where you are in your life right now, but if you are not experiencing the presence and blessings of God, this is a gr...