“I’ve seen You move, You move the mountainsAnd I believe I’ll see You do it againYou made a way, where there was no wayAnd I believe I’ll see You do it again”
Do It Again, Elevation Worship
“I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.”
Psalm 130:5-6, NIV
I used to work the night shift in a call centre where we would call up American business owners to sell them marketing packages.
It was a routine that took a lot of getting used to.
I remember, a few times, watching the sun come up just before going to bed.
I’ve always loved Psalm 130. It’s about the faithfulness of God. He is faithful in His love and mercy. When we stumble He is there to catch us.
Like many of us, I have faced a lot of situations in my life – but God has always been faithful. Even when I was not.
That time I was working the night shift was a very dark time in my life. There were a lot of things I was going through, a lot of things I wasn’t sure about – a lot of uncertainty and fear – a lot of anxiety and depression – but one thing was sure. The sun would rise in the morning. Daylight would come.
And time and time again I have come back to this verse – whenever fear or anxiety wants to whisper in my ear – I think of Psalm 130:6.
“I wait for the Lord, more than watchmen wait for the morning.”
More than the night shift guard waits for the rising of the sun I await the coming of the Risen Son in my situation.
With that same sureness that His promises are faithful and true – with the same kind of sureness I will wait upon the Lord.
As sure as I am that the sun will rise and bring an end to the darkness of night – I am sure that Christ will shine upon my situation and bring and end to the darkness of my circumstances.
God does not change. (Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8) – He is everlasting and unchanging. Alpha and Omega. He is the same God He was yesterday and will be the same God tomorrow. There is no shadow of turning with Him.
We used to sing “What He’s done for others, He’ll do for you…”
Just like He saved me from the abyss of depression and addiction, just like He saved me from sin – He will do it for you!
Just like He picked me up out of the miry clay of fear and insecurity – He will do it for you!
Just like He provides for me daily – He will do it for you!
He split the seas for Israel to cross through – He will do it for you!
Just like I have seen cancer healed and blind eyes opened – He will heal you!
He is still the God that makes Jericho walls fall down.
We just need to come to a place where we believe that He is who He says He is.
When I called out to Him on the floor of that jail cell He was faithful. He heard me.
He hears you.
Lamentations 3:22-23: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Trust in Him today.
As sure as I am that the sun will come up tomorrow morning – I am sure that His love never fails.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for Your steadfast love. Thank You that Your love never fails and never lets go. I thank You lord for the blessed assurance that there is no shadow of turning with You. You are faithful and true. Therefore I will not be afraid – I will not fear or be anxious for anything – for as sure as I am that the sun will come up, I will wait upon You. Give me the strength and the wisdom to endure through the night and see the joy that comes in the morning. In Jesus name.