Psalm 130:5-6 I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope.… I. THE OBJECT OF THE CHRISTIAN'S WAITING. He waits for the development of God's purposes, for the accomplishment of God's will, for the coming of the Lord to his soul, in all the fulness of His grace to scatter the clouds of ignorance, be overpower the strength of temptation, to silence the upbraidings of conscience, to purge his soul of corruption, to confirm his faith and holy resolutions, and so to deliver him from the dangers of sin, the sharp pang of sorrow, and the misgivings of unbelief. II. THE SPIRIT OF THE CHRISTIAN'S WAITING. 1. Patience. To wait for the Lord is to rest in Him, to abide in Him. 2. But this patience is not a mere passive submission, as the slave bows his head under the yoke he cannot throw off. All the active qualities of the Christian life are associated with that waiting for the Lord, which the spirit of patience invests with peace. 3. While he waits for the Lord, he does so with an earnest expectation and desire. 4. With loins girt and lamps burning. III. THE ENCOURAGEMENT BY WHICH THE SPIRIT OF WAITING IS SUSTAINED. The faith of man is built upon the faithfulness of God. There is a promise for every need, and certainty in every promise. (A. J. Macleane, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. |
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