“The wicked are like the chaff that the wind blows away” (Psalm 1:4). Now there is a scary verse. We
have a choice to be blown away or not. We can be wicked and follow our own
path. Or we can be righteous and seek after God. Those are the only two choices.
You love the one and hate the other.
Solomon after chasing after and having everything in the world,
considered it all meaningless like “chasing after the wind” (Ecclesiastes 2:11). That is until at his
life’s end when he said, “Now all has been heard; here is the
conclusion of the matter: Fear the Lord and keep His commandments, for this is
the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). Carpe Diem, seize the day is what he is
saying. But not doing it “my way,” but the Lord’s.
You have participated in or seen the harvesting of grain,
when the chaff and wheat are separated by throwing them into the wind and letting
the chips fall where they may, so to speak. The good grain stays in a pile and
the useless is no more. God is speaking through Hosea, the prophet, when He
says of those who don’t follow after Him, “They sow the wind and reap a whirlwind.” Yes,
we reap what we sow. Sometimes it takes a while to show up, but eventually the
crop will appear, good or bad.
The wind blows wherever it pleases the Gospel of John
reminds us. Ephesians 4:14 tells us, “There is every wind of teaching,” so
be discerning and know what is right.
Jesus calmed the winds with His voice, just as He brought
creation with the same voice. It is the still small voice or whisper of God
that we want to hear as Elijah did as he stood on the mountain in 1Kings 19:12.
He will speak and strengthen us for the journey, giving us the direction to
travel. God’s word is “the Way, the life and the truth,” no other voice is to
be listened to and followed. We will have trials like Elijah. We need to be
reminded of James teaching on storms, to ask for wisdom from God, who will tell
us generously what and how to respond to “make us mature and complete, lacking
nothing.”
We need the wind to fill our sails and dry the lands after
floods. We can’t control the winds, but we can harness them for our benefit. Do
so by listening to the voice of God and obey.
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