Waiting Can Be Hard...

Sometimes it can be hard to wait.

For God alone, my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. (Psalm 62:1-2)

Sometimes we wait, and we cry out to the Lord with pleas for help, mercy, and forgiveness.

Sometimes we wait for God, and we rejoice in the abundance of blessing that the Lord has given to us through His providential love.

Sometimes we wait for God as we contemplate His word, storing up His truth in our heart.

And sometimes, our circumstances are so confusing that we simply wait for the Lord in silence.

David understood the depths of human depravity. He reflects on it in the next few verses.

How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah (Psalm 62:3-4)

Sometimes, amid violence, injustice, and hypocrisy, we are tempted to wonder why God is taking so long.

Why does God wait as the innocent suffer, the liars utter their falsehoods, the violent attack, and the hypocrites wag their tongues?

What, exactly, is taking so long?

David doesn’t get an answer.

Neither do we.

So he goes right back to where he started.

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. (Psalm 62:5-7)

David goes back to calmly waiting for the God he knows will eventually come and make all things right.

Our world has been a pretty crazy place lately. The good news is that those who wait for God alone will not be put to shame.

Keep safe, be well, and stay encouraged.

Brian