Blips & Bleeps

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Brian Abbott
Wednesday, November 8

I live near 84th Street, which happens to have multiple school zones on it. I once used to think of school zones as the pathway to great education, but now I see them as something different – speed traps! You know what I am talking about. How often do you see a cop next to his big white motorcycle? What is fascinating is the fact that they are glued to the radar. It is like that they have become attached to it and it has become a permanent feature to their face.

Although they can get annoying to the average commuter they do serve a purpose in protecting pedestrians. More importantly, respect what they trying to do, which is to watch and control the unhealthy traffic habits of drivers.

In that case the radar serves a purpose, much like the blips and bleeps radar on some naval ship or air control tower. Don’t you feel bad for those guys, spending all day looking at a greenish screen with a sweeping line working in a circular motion, just watching and listening for blips and bleeps. Talk about patience.

I think there is much for us to learn from the radar guy. They are charged with the task of noticing things, to watch with anticipation, and to declare something when it happens. What if we became spiritual radar people who are looking for God in action in our daily lives? If we got better at doing that I think that we would have a better chance of living out what Psalm 105:1-4 proclaims.

“Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done. Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in His Holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord in His strength; seek His face always.”

In short, as we continually look for God, we train ourselves to recognize Him at work. And when we seem Him at work it becomes easier to relentlessly make Him known among the nations. As a result God’s glory spread throughout the world.

Be like the radar guy, watch for the blips and bleeps.

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Brian is the Associate Pastor of Student Ministries at First Evangelical Free Church in Lincoln, NE.