I wait quietly before God,
for my victory comes from Him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will never be
shaken.
Psalm 62:1, 2
There is no doubt that David was a mighty man of war.
He killed his tens of thousands. He also had a crazy army.
Men who killed giants, killed lions, took on a whole army
single handedly……! David and his army were feared in the land
but as we look at the scripture above, David doesn’t rely on
any of that. For the scripture to make sense let’s look at
the context:
So many enemies against one man –
all of them trying to kill me.
To them I’m just a broken-down wall
or a tottering fence.
They plan to topple me from my high
position
They delight in telling lies about me.
Psalm 62:3, 4
So get this, there are people who want to kill David.
And it isn’t just one man but many! They are telling lies
about him behind his back and they want to topple him.
He is in some very serious trouble. Life threatning stuff
but instead of using his strength and power to take on his
enemies, he waits quietly before God!
He waits silently before God!
The enemy is strong, very strong but instead of
fighting, he waits silently before God!
Was it easy for him to wait? I don’t think so.
Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
for my hope is in Him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be shaken.
Psalm 62:5, 6
Another translation says,
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul!
For He is the one who gives me confidence.
Psalm 62:5
You can almost feel the battle he is fighting on
the inside. There is the one side that wants
to do something, to fight, but he silences that part.
The warrior sees more benefit in waiting silently
before God than resorting to his weapons and fighting!
His waiting reflects his incredible faith in God! It takes
a lot to wait instead of fight.
Can you picture it?
There is David, waiting quietly
before God even though there are men trying to kill
him!
Lies are flying behind his back but he
waits silently before God!
The enemy has gathered together, planning his
dimise, strategizing how to take him down but
David quietly waits before the Lord!
His conviction is strong:
“my victory comes from God,
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress where I will never be shaken.”
“My victory and honor come from God
alone.
He is my refuge, a rock where no
enemy can reach me. “
His conviction is our conviction and our truth!
We may be in a dark place, a hopeless place but we
need to wait quietly before God.
The victory is coming!
The enemy may have us surrounded, too strong for
us, but instead of fighting back in our own strength
we need to quietly wait before God.
He will deliver us from our strong enemy!
In the storm know that God is with you. He has
not abandoned you. Don’t lean on your own understanding
but lean entirely on Him!
Our victory comes from God and only God!
Amen!!
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Rolain
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