Waiting for God – Psalm 13:1-6
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I bear pain in my soul,
and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
4 and my enemy will say, “I have prevailed”;
my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
5 But I trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
What does the passage say?
V. 1-6 The Psalmist is in agony. All enemies are against him. The Psalmist’s pain and anguish are so severe he says, “Long enough my arrogant enemies have looked down their noses at me” (v. 2 The Message).
However, the Psalmist doesn’t lose his trust in the Lord. Even though the circumstances don’t change he believes in the “in your [God’s] steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation” (v.5 NRSV).
What does this mean to me/ us?
We read the Psalms, knowing and learning that the believers went through the same experiences we do. Even though we trust in the Lord, we see how the world continues to bring us down. We can see how the Psalmist still held tight onto the steadfast love from our Lord and overcame all difficulties.
Even though there are challenges in our lives, we focus on the steadfast love of our Lord and see how God provides straight to overcome.
Lord, help us to see your love in the tough times. When it is easy to be suffocated by the circumstances, help us see your plan of salvation.
In Christ Name, Amen.
What are your thoughts?
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One Comment
Larry Dickenson
RJ,
Our discussion this morning centered on three intertwined thoughts:
1. In Psalms 10-14, David gives a model for pouring out his pain and hurt and giving it over to God for action. Then turning around and singing out his trust in God to do the thing needed in His time.
2. Doing what David did is really hard. Hard to to so mightily pour our our hurt, disappointment and frustration. Hard to then trust when we can’t see the outcome we yearn for.
3. Nothing mild or lukewarm here. Shouting at God one moment. Singing our blessings the next. Walking and trusting God regardless. The sanctifying grace in real life!
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