To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
Do not be silent to me,
Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
Psalm 28: 1 (NKJV)
Thought for Today: What is the biggest fear of mankind? No, it is not war, famine or disease. It is simply silence. We do so much to fill our lives with noise that we don't take time to be silent. We crave peace and tranquility but then, when we have a moment to be silent we realize how painful silence can be.
Do you think that God is silent? Perhaps you have been waiting for a prayer to be answered or for some direction in your life. Do you feel as David writes that you will go down to the pit if you don't receive an answer? Maybe the answer is in the silence. Perhaps God is waiting for you to abandon your own will and trust solely in His perfect plan for you. Will you trust Him today?
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
November 11 - Waiting
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14
Thought for today: I hate waiting, especially when driving to work in the morning. I have a 45 mile commute that can take anywhere from a little over 1 hour to 2+ hours, depending upon traffic. Have I mentioned how much I really hate waiting in traffic? It is even more annoying when you are going along at a nice speed and someone pulls out in front of you and decides to drive slowly. I found myself in this situation the other morning. As I was listening to a song with the lyrics: "I've got joy, unspeakable joy" suddenly my joy turned to screaming when a driver cut me off, slowing my progress. Of course, I shamefully thought of the irony of the lyrics and my subsequent behavior because my plans (getting to work fairly early) were slightly skewed by one driver.
Waiting does not seem to be something that we are good at today. We tell ourselves that it was easier to wait when there was less technology, when life was slower. If waiting on the Lord was not so important, David would not have mentioned it twice in this verse. We need to wait in order to have our hearts strengthened. We need to wait in order to learn to trust in the Lord.
What can you not wait for today? Do you need an answer to prayer, deliverance from your circumstances, an instant solution to your problems? Are you sitting in the midst of some difficult circumstances? Can you wait on the Lord, focusing on the Master rather than the disaster? Strangely, once we earnestly seek His face, we are strengthened because our only desire is Him. The trials and troubles all pale in contrast to the glory of being in His presence. Will you wait on Him today, seeking His face, choosing to fully trust in the Lord alone?
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 27:14
Thought for today: I hate waiting, especially when driving to work in the morning. I have a 45 mile commute that can take anywhere from a little over 1 hour to 2+ hours, depending upon traffic. Have I mentioned how much I really hate waiting in traffic? It is even more annoying when you are going along at a nice speed and someone pulls out in front of you and decides to drive slowly. I found myself in this situation the other morning. As I was listening to a song with the lyrics: "I've got joy, unspeakable joy" suddenly my joy turned to screaming when a driver cut me off, slowing my progress. Of course, I shamefully thought of the irony of the lyrics and my subsequent behavior because my plans (getting to work fairly early) were slightly skewed by one driver.
Waiting does not seem to be something that we are good at today. We tell ourselves that it was easier to wait when there was less technology, when life was slower. If waiting on the Lord was not so important, David would not have mentioned it twice in this verse. We need to wait in order to have our hearts strengthened. We need to wait in order to learn to trust in the Lord.
What can you not wait for today? Do you need an answer to prayer, deliverance from your circumstances, an instant solution to your problems? Are you sitting in the midst of some difficult circumstances? Can you wait on the Lord, focusing on the Master rather than the disaster? Strangely, once we earnestly seek His face, we are strengthened because our only desire is Him. The trials and troubles all pale in contrast to the glory of being in His presence. Will you wait on Him today, seeking His face, choosing to fully trust in the Lord alone?
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