FAITH CAPSULE: A waiting that lacks patience is a wasting of time.

Psalm 40

In life, stagnation, frustration, condemnation and termination are among situations that often reduce man into a state of mockery. It is not a pleasant situation for a man to be. In Psalm 39:8, King David prayed a prayer stating, “Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of the foolish.” Without doubt, transgression will reduce man and become a reproach of the foolish but prayer will reverse man from reproach of the foolish. Is there any situation that marks you for mockery? One thing is clear and certain and that is, God is God that reverses the irreversible if man will wait patiently on God for His intervention. David shared how he was brought out of the state of mockery, a place where he was made to become a reproach of the foolish. It was a place where motion was no longer part of his living, a place of stagnation, a place of frustration and a place that was set to terminate his journey of life. Psalm 40:1-2, “I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.” Praying and getting answer from God will always demand waiting patiently on God.
King David claimed to have waited patiently before he overcame. Waiting will fail when it is not in patience. A waiting that lacks patience is a wasting of time. A waiting without expectation in getting the attention of God is also a waste of time. Waiting without patience can be identified as not being faith-full but faith-short. Waiting on God with patience is an evidence of faithfulness.  Is there any area where you are waiting on God in expectation? Are you waiting patiently or you are wasting away? Wait on God patiently and He will attend to you. King David made us recognize that God inclined (to lower or bend head as to give a nod) to him in his waiting. God heard King David’s cry. King David’s waiting delivered him from the horrible pit which represented a situation or condition where there was no way out for him. He also came out of the miry clay that represented a slippery ground; a ground that took away his ability of maintaining firmness in his stand. King David’s waiting yielded positively. He came out of being a reproach of the foolish and gained his footing on the rock to stay. Imitate the man after God’s own heart and you will be connected with God who weighs the action of the heart. Trust Him, wait on Him patiently and He attend to you.

 
Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from all of my transgressions and become a reproach of the foolish.