Psalm 62:5(KJV)
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
David was experiencing a season of desperation when he composed Psalm 62. He lived much of his adult life with the threat of death looming like a shadow over him. But on the battlefield of life, and in the midst of every trouble, David proposed in his heart to wait for the Lord; and David had a Godward focus. He trusted in the One who alone is his rock, salvation, fortress, and refuge. As a result, he waits quietly before God, trusting the Lord with his life and hope. His hope, confidence, and trust were in the Lord Almighty. Like David, we are to wait quietly in hope knowing the One we are waiting for will never disappoint us. Waiting on God is the key to fulfilling life’s expectations. Lamentations 3:25-26 says, “The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.” As believers in Christ, our only hope is to wait on the Lord and seek Him while enduring difficulty. A calm, peaceful, and restrained attitude to life, especially in the face of adverse circumstances, is God’s desire for His people.
Waiting on God is mainly an attitude of the heart, and it gives us a higher value and a new power to our prayers and worship because it links us to God. With a profound understanding that the Almighty is the source of all, we acknowledge that our existence is incomplete without Him. When times are burdensome, and we have done all we could with no result, it is best that we wait patiently for the LORD to aid and strengthen us. John 5:2,5 says, “Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.” After 38 years of waiting, Jesus showed up, and immediately the man got well. Habakkuk 2:3 says, “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” We must trust God even when we don’t understand His way. As we wait, the promise will surely come to pass. When it seems like God is making us wait, it is because the glory coming with it will be great. Elizabeth and Zechariah had to wait until six months before Jesus was to be born because their first child, John the Baptist, was to be one of the greatest prophets that ever lived on earth.
Beloved, be patient and wait for the Lord. Be faithful to the end and lay hold on the promises of God. It may seem that the waiting time is lengthy, with discouraging circumstances oppressing the soul but wait for God’s deliverance in His appointed time and way. Your difficult circumstances may not change easily or quickly, but as you wait on God and put your hope in Him, you will find He is more than enough for you. Wait in quietness for Him to reveal His goodness to you. Cultivate this much-needed element of the Christian life by waiting on God, even when the pain becomes almost unbearable. Wait patiently for Him because your challenge does not dethrone God from the Throne. Place all your hope in God; He is in control, no matter how out of control you may feel, for there is an end. He works through every situation. Your dark days will not last forever because the light is at the end of the tunnel. During the storm, in the midst of it all, wait for Him, for He can never be late. No matter what comes your way, God is your rock, salvation, and refuge, so run to His fortress and wait there. You can trust Him to care for you, no matter how fierce the storm may be. Know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. God will do for you what no man has ever thought of doing for your life. He can do immeasurably more than all you ask or imagine. Keep waiting, for He will make all things beautiful in His time.
O Lord, help me to wait with the hope that You are working out all things for my good and Your glory in Jesus’ Name.