Waiting For God – Weekly Words Of Encouragement
You are my strength, I watch for you;you, God, are my fortress, Psalms 59:9 (NIV) Waiting is hard. In this Psalm we know from the introduction that David is distressed because King Saul has sent his agents to watch over David’s house in order to kill him. David is crying out for help but he also has to wait for God’s deliverance. This reminds us of Psalm 130 where the Psalmist exclaims: I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits,and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lordmore than watchmen wait for the morning, Psalms 130:5-6 (NIV) Often we have to go through the refining fire of waiting and trusting, trusting that God will come and bring good out of our situation. We need to cooperate with God as we let go of our unbelief and learn to focus our hearts on him in the Continue Reading →