Many times in this Psalm, David writes that God will reveal His way, the right path, what is right, the truth, His covenant and secret counsel. God has all the answers, and He’s apparently ready and willing to share them with… who?
The answer to that is also explained throughout this chapter: the humble, the obedient, and the patient. But of those three, patience is stressed most often, including in today’s verse. David says he will wait all day long for God’s teaching.
When was the last time you waited all day long for anything?
I get angry when I wait in a doctor’s office 15 minutes past my scheduled appointment. I can’t stand being put on hold when I call anywhere. I am frustrated when shipping will take longer than a day or two. I used to have to wait a week for the next episode of a tv show to be released, but now I’m disgruntled when I can’t see every episode right away. If the car in front of me doesn’t start moving the instant the light turns green, I grumble. I can list so many times when waiting makes me irate.
But God rewards patience with His wisdom.
I can either be the rat rushing around in the dark maze, bonking into walls and dead ends, with the intoxicating smell of cheese always just out of reach.
Or I can wait and be still until God shows me the map that leads me directly, safely, and efficiently to the cheese.
Dear God,
Help me to be patient. I want to lead a wise life — one where I’m not constantly hitting walls and dead ends. Forgive my impatience and my need to blunder ahead with my own plans. Give me the strength, patience and wisdom to slow down, to seek you, trust you, and wait for you. Your way is perfect. You have the map. I will follow you and not run ahead.
CamDevo 