We do a lot of waiting in life but there is a type of waiting which stands apart from all the rest.

We do a lot of waiting in life … hospital visits … birthdays to come … on the wedding day. There are also times when this waiting can be stressful. In this passage, Psalm 27, David encourages us to ‘wait on the Lord’ knowing that this will not be in vain. With him there is nothing to be afraid of. God is David’s fortress, security and comfort.

This Psalm reminds us that no matter what the enemy does eventually he will fall. David can still have confidence in the Lord to do what is right because He has saved him through His sacrificial love which we see displayed at the cross. His deepest desire and longing is to be with God because of who He is and such a wondrous salvation.

David does seek the Lord and finds reassurance. Christ endured malicious accusations, suffered on the cross, waited 3 days and was then vindicated. As the Lord didn’t let go of Jesus, so he will not let go of his children when we face accusations. We need to learn to wait for the Lord. The cross gives us the greatest confidence … it was fixed in time so we can be sure our waiting will not be in vain.