OUR DAILY BREAD : WAIT ON THE LORD

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March 9
Sunday


WAIT ON
THE LORD

READ:
Psalm 27
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Wait on the LORD; be
of good courage, and
He shall strengthen
your heart; wait, I say,
on the LORD!
__Psalm 27:14
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In Cantonese, a Chinese dialect, the word for wait sounds like the word for class. Making a pun on this word, some senior folks in Hong Kong identify themselves as "third-class citizens," which also means "people of three waits." They wait for their children to return home from work late at night. They wait for the morning sun to dispel their sleepless nights. And with a sigh of resignation, they wait for death.

In the Bible, the word wait is more an attitude than an activity. To "wait on the LORD" is to trust Him. Psalm 27 is David's exuberant declaration of faith in God. He sees the Lord as his salvation (v.1). In times of danger, he knows for certain that God will hide him (v.5). He remembers that God has asked him to seek His face, so he asks God not to hide from him. for, like a child, he longs to see God's approving face (vv.8-10). In his darkest moments, David declares: "I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living" (v.13).

Though no one knows how life will unfold, we can decide to trust God and to focus our mind on Him. For to those who wait on the Lord, the promise is given: Our heart will be strengthened (v.14). __ Albert Lee
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````````````````I know not what the future holds__````````````````
```````````````````What in one hour may be;````````````````````
`````````````````But I can wait while it unfolds,```````````````````
```````````````````And trust implicitly. __Ellion```````````````````
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Those who wait on the LORD
shall renew their strength. __Isaiah 40:31

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 27******************

1 The LORD is my light and
my salvation; whom shall I
fear? The LORD is the
strength of my life; of whom
shall I be afraid? 2 When the
wicked came against me to
eat up my flesh, my enemies
and foes, they stumbled and
fell. 3 Though an army may
encamp against me, my heart
shall not fear; though war
may rise against me, in this I
will be confident....

5 For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His
pavilion; in the secret place
of His tabernacle He shall
hide me; He shall set me
high upon a rock...

7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry
with my voice! Have mercy
also upon me, and answer
me. 8 when You said, "Seek
My face," my heart said to
You, "Your face, LORD, I will
seek." 9 Do not hide Your
face from me; do not turn
Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help; do
not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.

10 When my father and my
mother forsake me, then the
LORD will take care of me.

11 Teach me Your way,
O LORD, and lead me in a
smooth path, because of my
enemies. 12 Do not deliver me
to the will of my adversaries;
for false witnesses have risen
against me, and such as
breathe out violence. 13 I
would have lost heart, unless
I had believed that I would
see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.

14 Wait on the LORD; be of
good courage, and He shall
strengthen your heart; wait, I
say, on the LORD!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Some ancient scholars saw Psalm 27 as David's celebration at being
anointed king. Charles Spurgeon saw it as having a more general
approach. He wrote, "It is a song of cheerful hope, well fitted for those
in trial who have learned to lean upon the Almighty arm." __WEC