May We Learn to Wait—for God—alone
“My soul waits in silence for God alone;
(Psalm 62: 1-2 & 5-8 NASB)
From Him comes my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold, I will not
be greatly shaken.
. . .
My soul, wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength,
my refuge is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us.”
Jesus was busy. In fact, Jesus had many days, traveling from here to there, healing this man and then that woman, speaking truth over this and that situation, and performing miracles almost everywhere he went. Jesus had busy days; however, Jesus was never hurried. Jesus paused to see, really see the hurting people in front of Him. Jesus paused to talk with them, to ask them questions, and to meet them exactly where they were at within their life-walk.
Are we in a hurry?
Are we going from here to there with only one thought in mind: to accomplish our said-task?
- Could it be that God has a much-larger task for us to accomplish if only we would slow down, to “un-hurry” a little and look around us at the people surrounding us?
- Could it be that we think “being busy” is a righteous thing?
- Could it be that we could be living our own agenda instead of God’s?
- Could it be that (in reality) we could be living this (our life-walk) all wrong?
- Could it be that we need to begin today—learn to “wait in silence for God alone, . . .”?
May We Learn this day to “wait in silence—for God—alone.”
In one report, it is recorded that living “not in a hurry” actually helps us rest deeper. Wow! Slow down. Rest deeper. Moreover, when we live life at a slower pace, the report states that we live fuller lives. It truly is an amazing concept—to live a “full” life, one filled with good conversations, good meals shared, good work, good rest, good laughter, good, godly things. Finally, the report stated that living “not in a hurry” helps us lead better. Now, think about that word—LEAD—and now, let’s consider this question:
Who will we lead to see Jesus today?
Will we be in such a hurry to “live-out” our day that we do not lead that person God has placed in our path to see His Son Jesus?
Could it be that we hurry right past that person?
In the melody “Spend a Life” by David Dunn, we hear the truth of God. Within this song, we hear these precious lyrics:
“Show me how to spend the treasure of my time.
Show me how to spend a life.
Show me. Show me. Show me. Show me.
Show me how to spend a life.”
- May we slow down.
- May we not live in a hurry.
- May we pause and see who God places in our path.
- May we walk with God, matching our pace with His, whether it be fast or slow.
- May we see with the eyes of Jesus.
- May we work with the hands of Jesus.
- May we hear with Jesus’ compassionate ears, listening for the ways others are hurting.
- May we be more like Jesus this day than yesterday.
May we:
“wait in silence—for God—alone.
From Him comes my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation, . . .”
May we:
“Trust in Him at all times,”
May we:
“Pour out your hearts before Him;”
May we remember how:
“God is a refuge for us.”
In the Bible, the letter Jude is a short one, but it is a letter written to reveal the warnings of history, and it’s written to the ungodly. Help us learn to walk at God’s pace throughout our days, and as we do, help us to remember it is our Savior who will protect us from walking so fast that we stumble. Jesus will make us ready to stand in God’s presence when we arrive home to heaven.
See with me the last two verses of Jude’s letter God inspired him to write.
“Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy,
(Jude 24-25 NASB)
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen.”