Seek Daily Devotional (NBC) For July 28, 2024 : Topic – Wait and Hope in the Lord
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SEEK DAILY (NBC)
Sunday, July 28
RBT: Isaiah 47-49
WAIT AND HOPE IN THE LORD
Memory Verse: I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. Psalm 130:5, NIV
Text: Psalm 130
Psalms 130:1-8 NIV
[1] Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
[2] Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
[3] If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
[4] But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
[5] I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
[6] I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
[7] Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
[8] He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
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Waiting is one of the most difficult exhortations of the Scripture. People find it very difficult to wait. Many do not like to wait because when they think of waiting they feel stuck and not in control. Waiting makes people feel like they are losing or wasting time. Humans are quick to take matters into their own hands and do what they like, so waiting makes it look like they do not have a plan. Over and over again we are told in the Scripture to “wait on the Lord.”
In today’s passage, the psalmist cried out to God to give ear to his prayers and attend to his cry for mercy. He acknowledged the fact that God is full of forgiveness and He is feared all around. The psalmist resolved to wait for the Lord and put-his-hope in His Word. He called on Israel to also wait for God because with Him is unfailing love and full redemption. This promise of redemption has been fulfilled in Christ. However, believers who are partakers of Christ’s redemptive work must continue to wait for God for their daily needs and encouragement. What are you trusting God for? God can be trusted to keep His promise. Do not waver in your faith in God, because He is willing and able. He will save you!
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Insight: Waiting is part of God’s plan to bring His Words to pass in His own time.
Prayer: Thank You, Father, because You love me, and will fulfil all Your promises concerning my life.