My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5
One of the most difficult aspects of a trial is to decide what actions should be taken. As you are pressed between a rock and a hard place, many thoughts and ideas run through your head: some are good while others are not. An internal battle rages and the confusion increases. During a time such as this, David admonished himself to wait upon God.
When you wait upon God, you cease activity. You no longer try to deliver yourself, work out a plan, figure out what to do or solicit aid from others. Man does not and never will have the ability to rule his life according to God's mandates. So to wait upon God would be waiting for power or instruction outside of ourselves. In other words, expectation would be waiting for God's tug on our hearts.
Our hearts are tethered to him. This tethering or chord is the expectation of which David speaks. The Israelites pitched their tents around the tabernacle in the wilderness and remained there until the cloud moved. It was only at that time did the children of God pack up a move on. It is the same way today. We must remain where God places us. Remaining may refer to a location or the circumstances we are in. We move ourselves from his ordained place by trying to work out our own deliverance. What God requires is for us to wait or to stand dumbfounded and to be tied together with him. Being tied together with him is hope. It is the expectation that at any moment we will feel his tug of leadership bringing the trial to an end or showing us the next step to take.
Moses waited when he stood still. Peter waited in the prison until he was delivered by the angel. The three Hebrews, Daniel and the host of saints mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11 also waited. And you too will wait. You will do this because you see him as your rock, salvation and defense.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14
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