“我的心等候主，比守夜的等候天亮还迫切，比守夜的等候天亮还迫切。”
诗篇 130:6
“My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.”
Psalms 130:6
In Psalm 130:5–6 the word wait(s) appears five times. In the Lord’s development of our personal faith, He often delays an answer to prayer to deepen our trust in Him. At times this can be perplexing. Asking for His intervention for a wayward child or for healing of a painful illness often carries a sense of urgency. We pray, “Lord, I need your help now!” But “waiting on the Lord” takes discipline and develops a perseverance in our faith that only steadfastness can yield.
Abram waited years for Isaac, the child of promise, to finally be given to him. And this was through Sarah’s unlikely conception when she was advanced in years and beyond the age of childbearing. Yet God’s sovereign hand was orchestrating these events. Abram waited on God in prayer, and eventually God granted him offspring too numerous to count (Genesis 12; 16:10; 17:1–19).
What prayers are you waiting for God to answer? In what ways might your heavenly Father be developing your faith as you wait?
Please bring light to my darkness.
Open my eyes to see You at work and to trust You.
I’m grateful that You are faithful, Father.
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