Turn Us Again

“Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.” Psalm 80:19

At any given time, any group of people will display a prevailing attitude. That attitude may not necessarily be representative of every person in the group, but it will represent the group in general. In the sense of civic interactions, this is true of nations, states, cities, and people groups. In the spiritual realm, this is true of all Christians in general, a particular church, a Sunday school class, a youth group, or a family. Asaph, the writer of this psalm, is asking for God to change the prevailing attitude of the nation of Israel. Much like the prayers of Nehemiah and Daniel, it is likely that Asaph was a very spiritual person whose heart was in tune with God. He had observed the apathy and carnality that had become prominent among his people, and he was asking the Lord to do something about it. As always, the answer is for us to turn to God. If there is going to be a change in a family, a church, a neighborhood, a city, or a nation; it generally begins with one person who becomes burdened enough to turn to God and begin asking that God would turn others to Himself as well. There is nothing wrong with any group of people that could not be remedied by a majority of that group turning to God. If the spirituality of your family, your neighborhood, and your city depended upon you; how spiritual would they be? Since God is looking for someone to be the first one to turn to Him, it really does depend on each one of us. Are you willing to pray, “Turn us again”?