Psalm 119:81 (ESV)
My soul longs for your salvation;
I hope in your
word.
The psalmist cries out again for God to rescue him from his
enemies. They have tried to trap him; they have tried to persecute him without
cause. On the brink of despair, the psalmist is in crisis, “like a wineskin in
the smoke.” Normally wineskins are soft and flexible, but long exposure to
smoke makes them brittle. From abuse, the psalmist feels he is about to crack.
Pounding on heaven’s door, the psalmist cries out: Where
are you, God? “When will you comfort me?” “How long must your servant wait?
When will you punish my persecutors?” Rescue me from these troubles, now!
But it seems God is silent.
Did you notice the psalmist’s reaction to this? He doesn’t
reject God or turn away from him. Instead, the psalmist’s trials stoke his
passion for God and for growing closer to God by meditating on his Word. In
God’s Word the writer finds assurance of God’s unfailing love—and this, he
says, makes him want to please God by living an obedient life.
Though our troubles may or may not be as difficult as the
psalmist’s, we all experience waiting for God. And while we wait—resting on
God’s promises—we have an opportunity to grow in following and serving the
Lord.
In his time, God will answer. Will we seek him through his
Word and continue to obey while we wait?
Dear Lord, we wait for you, and as we wait, help us to grow
in trust and obedience. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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