Waiting On God
Day 1—The God of Our Salvation
Day 1—The God of Our SalvationPsalm 62:1 - For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.If salvation indeed comes from God, and is entirely His work, just as creation was, it follows that our first and highest duty is to wait…
Day 2—The Keynote of Life
Day 2—The Keynote of LifeGenesis 49:18 - I wait for Your salvation, O LORD.It is not easy to say exactly in what sense Jacob used these words, as part of his prophecies regarding the future of his sons. But they do dictate that both for himself and…
Day 3—The True Place of the Creature
Day 3—The True Place of the CreaturePsalm 104:27-28 - These all wait for You, to give them their food in due season. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are filled with good things.The one reason for which God…
Day 4—For Supplies
Day 4—For SuppliesPsalm 145:14-15 - The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in due season.If an army has been sent out to march into an enemy's country, and…
Day 5—For Instruction
Day 5—For InstructionPsalm 25:4-5 - Make me to know Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day long.I spoke of an army on the point of entering an enemy…
Day 6—For All Saints
Day 6—For All SaintsPsalm 25:3 - Indeed, none who wait for You shall be put to shame…Just think for a moment of the multitude of waiting ones who need this prayer. How many there are, sick and weary and solitary, to whom it is as if their prayers ar…
Day 7—A Plea in Prayer
Day 7—A Plea in PrayerPsalm 25:21 - May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You.The prayer in connection with which the plea is put forth here is one of great importance in the spiritual life. If we draw close to God, it must be wi…
Day 8—Strong and of Good Courage
Day 8—Strong and of Good CouragePsalm 27:14 - Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!"Be strong and of good courage." These words are frequently found in connection with some great and difficult enterprise,…
Day 9—With the Heart
Day 9—With the HeartPsalm 31:24 - Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!The words are nearly the same as in our last meditation. But I gladly avail myself of them again to press home a much-needed lesson for all…