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Attitudes and Gratitudes Towards God's Gifts
The Psalmist wrote these words in Psalm 130: 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. 8 It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
There are days when I cannot wait for that day to end. There are weeks when I do look forward to a camel coming in on a Wednesday and asking me what day it is; but for those rooted firmly in God, like David, we should know to wait for the Lord even "more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning."
This is a psalm about hope especially for those who journey daily with God. It speaks to those times when we feel we've reached rock bottom and there's nowhere else to go. We can, out of our desperation, call upon God. God will listen and God will answer. We sometimes don't pray because we think our account with God is filled with a record of our sins and to ask for anything would pop that account; not so, God forgives us all things. Not so! Keep praying! Hear that again: God forgives us all things!
We should wait for God. Nellie and I saw a wonderful movie two nights ago, "God's Not Dead," which really address faith and those who sometimes think that God isn't listening or caring for us. I highly recommend you see that movie. Our soul should wait for the Lord even more than those, who in those days were the guards of the city whose job it was to wait for morning. Morning Watch was what that detail was called and later, at Mt. Wesley youth camps, our days would start with Morning Watch, for we knew that a day started with the Lord would be a great day. God has the power to overcome whatever is troubling and holding us back.
PRAYER: Thank You, Loving God, for forgiving us our sins and for staying with us. Help us especially during those times when we feel we have reached the bottom and lift us up. This we pray in Christ Jesus our Lord, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
