Word of God-Wait

“I long for Your salvation; I put my hope in Your word.  82  My eyes grow weary looking for what You have promised; I ask, "When will You comfort me?"  83  Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.  84  How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?  85  The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate Your instruction.  86  All Your commands are true; people persecute me with lies--help me!  87  They almost ended my life on earth, but I did not abandon Your precepts.  88  Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love, and I will obey the decree You have spoken.” ~Psalms 119:81-88 HCSB  

I hate waiting.  I mean it! I hate waiting in line at the grocery store. I hate waiting at stop lights.  I hate waiting and this list could get long in a hurry.  But over the course of waiting in my life I have learned how to wait and to be patient.  I don’t always succeed, but I pass more times than I fail.  My wife might have a different opinion, but we will save that for another time.  I know learning to wait is important, because God’s timing and our timing are two different things.  

There are times in life where waiting is painful.  Waiting for lab results for a life threatening test or when sitting at the bed side of someone you love.  Waiting for a phone call from a child to know they’re alright.  The psalmist knows this feeling well when he cries out ‘When will You comfort me?”.  Waiting can ware us thin and ware us out.  It is in these moments we have to stop and look where we are standing.  Are we standing in our own strength, are we taking on the burden upon ourselves?  Or do we trust God and His timing?  The psalmist turns to the Word of God for comfort and to remind himself of who is in control.  In the end he asks God to give him life according to God’s faithful love and then the psalmist will obey the Lord’s word and trust in Him.  We have to recognize even our faith, even our ability to obey the Lord’s Word, to take comfort in it words we have to rely on God to help us and comfort us.  What are you waiting for and who will you trust today?  

Lord help us to trust you when we are waiting.  Give us the faith and understanding, help us to be patient and most of all Lord comfort us and strengthen us in those moments when we are the weakest.