let God be God.

I was reading Psalm 65 this morning and was caught by the last handful of verses.

You take care of the earth and water it,
making it rich and fertile.
The river of God has plenty of water;
it provides a bountiful harvest of grain,
for you have ordered it so.
Psalm 65:9 NLT

The rest of the chapter continues on in the same vein, describing who God is and what He does in the earth. He has the water. He produces the harvest. He brings forth abundance.

What caught my attention is how God does this all by Himself. Nowhere in these verses does it mention the work of man. Verse 10 speaks of “plowed ground,” which implies we can play a role there, but then verse 11 goes on to say that “even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” God doesn’t really need us in the process.

He is showering the earth and making things grow. He has ordered it so, and it cannot be stopped. Things are moving and shifting and growing and happening all the time – with or without us.

The picture of an abundant harvest growing without us even trying to make it happen reminds me of Matthew 9:37 where Jesus tells His disciples that the harvest is plentiful (!!) but the workers are few.

When I read that verse in Matthew on its own, I know I am called to be one of the workers. But what I often forget is the part in Psalm 65 that lets me know my role is not to make things happen.

I do not make things grow or change – but if I’m honest, I am constantly trying to do just that. I might be the one who is called to bring in the harvest, but I also want to be part of producing it.

But I’m reminded again today to let God be God. To let Him do what He is doing. To take my eyes off what’s happening or how I can help move it along, and shift my focus to what’s in front of me.

Our job, more than anything, is to find the harvest. Find the abundance. Because it’s there – the harvest is plentiful. Our job is to recognize it, to bring it in, to steward it well. Even on a Thursday.

The power of God is in you, even on a Thursday.