"The Cliff-Face"

"So shall the congregation of the people compass Thee about: for their sakes therefore return Thou on high." (Psalms 7:7) If it's going to start somewhere, and with someone, then why not let it be me? Have you ever wondered that to yourself? And if so, how far did you get with that, before turning around and heading the other way? Sometimes, the only way to actually see the face of the cliff, is to jump! Right about now, you are probably wondering what the heck I am talking about, and whether or not I am even speaking about the verse above, at all? But here is the thing that I believe David is getting at; and it has to do with a little thing that is called, Leading By Example; and as we shall see tomorrow, this is a serious matter! For many in the church, life as a believer is mundane; with each day rolling into the next; never really expecting, nor looking for God to do anything spectacular within their everyday life. It's kind of like that old expression: Just Going With the Flow. For David, his life was not structured as one who 'just goes with the flow', but rather, as someone who went against the flow, for most of his life; as someone which took a chance with God, even though others went the other way, he choose to do it the way that he felt was best. You can see this kind of structure demonstrated in his first public battle with Goliath; as Saul tried to fit him in is armor, before he set out to face the giant; yet David refused the armor, saying, "I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them". The word "return" that David is using here, as in, "for their sakes therefore return Thou on high", speaks about refreshing, as in, to refresh God's Spirit upon the people as they turn to Him for direction, having been made weary. This is a serious battle; therefore, we must be serious about fighting for our very souls!!! If it has to start somewhere, and with someone, then why not you? I pray that God would refresh His Spirit upon my life, upon my family, upon my church, upon this nation, and upon this world; that brothers and sisters throughout, would get serious about making a stand for Jesus Christ! Saying, Lord, do something spectacular in my life today; don't let me waste the time I have been given; but for the sake of those within my life, return Thou on high!!! "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure." (1 John 3:1-3)