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Psalm 27 – Waiting Courageously on the Lord

One thing I know, one thing I seek, one thing I need, and at the very end of the book, it’s as though he says, “Oh yes, here’s one more thing—one thing I’m going to do. I’m going to be strong and wait on the Lord: I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

Sometimes when we’re excited about something, we say, “I can hardly wait!” It means that we are in a state of expectation. Well, here in Psalm 27, the Hebrew word that is translated here as “wait” is sometimes translated “hope.”

Here is the idea. Sometimes things are not as we want them to be. Sometimes certain situations in our lives are unresolved. We may, in the flesh, even feel insecure and anxious about those areas. But when we earnestly commit them to the Lord in prevailing prayer, we can adopt an optimistic attitude toward them and say, “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. I will wait on the Lord and be strong and take heart. I’ll wait for the Lord.”

And Isaiah said, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint.”

So if you troubled by areas of insecurity in your life right now, I just want to suggest four simple sentences based on Psalm 27:

One thing I know! The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life—of whom shall I be afraid.
One thing I ask! That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon His beauty and seek Him in His temple.
One thing I need! Hear my voice when I call, O Lord; be merciful to me and answer me.
One thing I’ll do! I will stay confident of this—that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

So wait on the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait on the Lord.

Robert Morgan

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SCRIPTURES FOR THIS SUNDAY
Read Psalm 27 and consider the four themes which are hit on above: knowing, asking, needing, and doing. Around which of these do you need growth and how can waiting courageously on the Lord serve to help you in this area?

SONG FOR THE WEEK
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms by Elisha A. Hoffman