This week · Week 32 of 52
Waiting on God
What Scripture says to do while the answer has not come.
Built on Psalm 27:13-14. David states what kept him from fainting, then turns and gives the same instruction twice: wait for the Lord. This week follows that instruction through the rest of Scripture.
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Day 1
Wait for the Lord
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David does not say wait and feel nothing. He pairs the command with strength and courage, as though he expects waiting to test both. He also says it twice, which suggests it needed saying twice, to himself as much as to anyone reading.
The verse comes after David has spoken of enemies, false witnesses and the fear of being forsaken in the earlier verses of the psalm. Waiting for the Lord here is not a peaceful default but a decision made in the middle of pressure.
- Waiting is commanded, not merely endured.
- Courage and waiting are not opposites.
- Say the command to yourself again when you need to hear it twice.
Lord, I am waiting and it is hard. Be my strength and give my heart courage. I say it to myself again: I will wait for You. Amen.