Waiting on God’s Word

 

My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. Psalm 119:81

A few weeks ago I took some time off from the church I serve because I was dealing with some chronic fatigue, anxiety and depression. I had been trying to function in that condition for a while, and the rest was way overdue.

That first week off was very difficult, and so for comfort and strength I turned to my favorite Psalm, Psalm 119.

Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible—176 verses. It’s theme is the glory and power of God’s Word.

I read Psalm 119 several times a day for the first several days of my time off. I would read it silently, and then I’d read it aloud.

The phrase in this verse jumped out at me–I wait for Your word. David used it multiple times in the Psalm. And even though I’m not completely sure what David meant by waiting on God’s Word, it’s exactly what I was doing.

When I was at the lowest physical and emotional point I had been in decades, I found comfort in God’s Word.

When I was so spiritually winded that I couldn’t pray, I prayed through God’s Word.

When I needed hope and perspective, I found it in God’s Word.

When I needed brutal truth spoken to me, it was there in God’s Word.

For me, waiting on God’s Word means that I trust his promises and even in my darkest moments, I will wait for them to kick in.

My soul was indeed languishing. God’s Word was all I had. Waiting on it was all I could do.

What about you?

Father, thank you for the faithfulness of your Word. Teach us to wait on your promises. In Jesus” name . . . .

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