It Will Be Worth the Wait

Psalm 130

English Standard Version (ESV)

A Song of Ascents.

130 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

2 O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;

6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.

8 And he will redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.

(http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+130&version=ESV)

I want us to notice something this morning, the Psalmist is stating that He will wait upon the Lord.  If that is the case then we can assume that at times we need to patiently wait on the Lord.  Many times we think our prayers are not answered or heard because of our inability to wait and see Him work. 

Let’s think on those lines for a moment.  Think about those miracles of Jesus.  How many years did many of them suffer before they were healed?  Some from birth and others for years.  Although His miracles were instantaneous they were a long time in coming.  We too need to wait on the Lord.  We need to keep our hope and trust in the One who has a steadfast love for each of us and is our redeemer. 

Seek Him and know that all is worth the wait.

Seeking Him with All My Heart,

Sheila