Lamentations 3:26 “It is good to wait
quietly for the salvation of the Lord” (NIV).
It is good that a man
should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord (La.3:26 kjv).
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God,
that I may declare all thy works (Ps. 73:28 kjv).
In the Old Testament,
salvation means that God would save them from the danger or evil. Moses said
unto the people, “Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord,
which He will show you today” (Ex.14:13a). The Israelite saw the Egyptian
soldiers who were chasing them. Moses said, “The Lord shall fight for you, and
you shall hold your peace.”
We have seen a movie
of Moses and it was always amazing to watch how God divided the Red Sea and the water became walls on both sides. I tried
to imagine if the Israelite had taken a short cut to Philistines route, we
would have never read the story of the Red Sea
being divided. The Pharaoh and the Egyptian soldiers would capture them and
bring them back to Egypt.
God knew this. He had a plan. He had led them to the mountains where the Israelite were trapped.
The Red
Sea opened up and became walls for the Israelite to walk through
until they reached the top of the mountain. The Egyptian soldiers chased them
through the Red Sea and God had commanded the
walls of the waters be loosed and it covered all the soldiers and they drowned.
So the enemies would no longer chase them. The Israelite were free to travel
with God’s presence.
This story gives me a
confidence that I am not to worry, but to ‘stand still and see the salvation of
the Lord.” So I am sharing this with you that we are not to fear, but to wait
quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Thank You, Lord for giving us the
strength to wait quietly for Your work in us, in Jesus’ name I pray, amen!
Song: In the Quiet
of the Morning
In the quiet of the
morning,
I will worship Your
name.
I will lift my voice
with singing
to praise You again.
For it fills my heart
with gladness
that remains through
the day,
In the quiet of the
morning,
I will worship Your
name.
(Author unknown)
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