Sunday, February 08, 2015

Instant Gratification

In Psalm 27 David wrote of his waiting on God during a time of great trouble when there was no solution in sight. Instead of giving in to despair, he maintained his confidence that he would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. We live in a world that worships the immediate. When it seems there is no sign of our deepest longings being fulfilled, the psalmist urges us to cling to the eternal God. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait I say, on the Lord!

Help me, O Lord, to be content! My lips to seal
To every vain desire, each whim – instead to kneel
Acknowledging Thee, Lord and King, and in that place
To kneel, to pray, to wait until I see Thy face!

The answer to our craving for the immediate is to focus on the eternal.

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