Read Psalm 62.
David was teetering on the edge, just about to fall. Surrounding him were scoundrels ready to push
him over. But he understood full well
"that power belongs to God" (v.11).
So, he waited. Twice he stated
that he waited in silence for the LORD to deliver him.
Waiting in silence may be the most difficult of all the
Christian disciplines. Suffering in
quiet can be agonizing. It is natural
for us to gripe and complain, argue and defend, when being mistreated. We want to bend the ear of anyone who will
listen, just to be heard.
Kenneth Boa in his classic book, "Conformed to His
Image" wrote, "Silence is at odds with the din of our culture and the
popular addiction to noise and hubbub.
This discipline relates not only to finding places of silence in our
surroundings but also to times of restricted speech in the presence of
others." (p.83)
Waiting on God is not just being quiet. Having poured one's soul out to God in
prayer, we then must listen with expectation to what He has to say to us in
solitude, from the Scriptures, or from encounters with others. It involves trusting that He is active on our
behalf, even when we cannot see any movement at all. Our hope must be in Him, not in the
circumstances that are seen. The real
power belongs to the LORD.
"He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no
might he increases strength....but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be
weary; they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:29, 31)
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