Psalm 70:1-5

Waiting is one of the hardest things for us to do, especially when we are in some sort of trouble.  However, God’s timing often seems to be askew from that which we expect or desire.  It always seems that we are in a bigger hurry for God to take action than He is in to take action.  This Psalm begins and ends with repeated pleas for God to hasten His help without delay.  We all know what it feels like to be waiting of the Lord.  In fact what usually happens is that while we think we are waiting for God to take action our problems are resolved and it seems to us that God never took action at all.  God rarely acts in the way and timing that we expect.

GOD IS OUR DELIVERER: God truly is our only reliable source of hope.  Other people may be the instruments of help in our lives, but they are always held in the hands of our Lord.  He is the true source of our deliverance.  Even though God may seem like He is not in a hurry or the His help is somehow delayed, He is often working in ways that we do not see or comprehend.  We must faithfully call out to Him in our times of need and we must trust Him to deliver us from those who seek to destroy us or dishonor His children.  There are many who find great joy is attacking the children of God.  God takes great joy in delivering us from their hands in His time and in His way.


GOD IS OUR DELIGHT: The result of waiting on the Lord is always delighting in the Lord.  He will give us true reasons to be glad and rejoice in His wonderful work on our behalf.  We were created to worship God and the times that we are most motivated to fulfill this purpose is when we see the deliverance of the Lord.  His greatness is always greatly evidenced in our lives during these times of trial and testing.  When we recognize that we are in need of Him and experience His loving care, we delight in the honor of worshiping Him as we were created to do.

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