Devotional for Wednesday, October 5, 2016
“Waiting In Silence”
by Dona Hake
Psalm 62:5
American Standard Version
“My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from Him.”
We are blessed to live in such a time in which so many things have been invented for our convenience. Many of these inventions have helped us to save a lot of time, and they truly are a blessing. The down side of some advancements and inventions though have caused us to be impatient. I am sure you have pulled up to that fast food window and had to wait way too long. We are expecting things to be fast there, and we do not want to wait but some times we are forced to so. There are many things in this life that can cause us to lose our patience and peace.
Today I want us to look at times in which we need to command our souls to just be at peace and wait. We must always be patient as we wait upon the Lord for His timing and His ways are not always predictable nor can we figure them out. His understanding and wisdom is great and above our understanding. For this reason we need to command our souls to be silent for our expectation should be from Him and Him alone.
Let our hearts be content in the waiting not matter how long we have to wait for it.
I would like to also share from Psalm 116. The psalmist begins the chapter by exclaiming, “I love the Lord, for He heard my voice…” He proceeded to say that he knew God’s ear was toward him and then he said, “I will call on Him as long as I live!”
You see this psalmist understood that death was staring him in the face and he had no where to turn. I am sure that what the writer went through was terrifying and he stops and reminds himself of who and what his God is all about. Once again he tells his soul to return to it’s rest. This is what Psalm 116:7-9 says.
“Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.”
for the Lord has been good to you.
For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.”
I believe this chapter in Psalms can also serve to remind us that in trying circumstances we absolutely must call on the Lord for our help and we must purpose to meditate upon His love and care over us. May we call our soul to rest as we remember His works in our life. Let us be diligent to think upon these truths that our souls may be calmed. As we walk before the Lord in the land of the living, let us rejoice in His mighty works He has done in our lives!
Father, remind us that we can truly expect from You, for You are true to your Word. Help us Lord in those times in which our souls are lacking Your peace. Remind us to call our souls to the sweet rest that You have blessed us with. Amen