“For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation,” Psalm 62:1
This morning I was confronted by both the Word of God and an illustration of what the Word teaches. First the illustration: “My dear missionary friend in Africa posted last week an article on his website entitled, “10 things they forgot to tell a missionary.” As I read the article I could feel both his pain and passion for God’s work. But I also could feel the great weight that he sometimes endures as it seems that he is all alone in the work.
Question: “Do you ever seek for an answer to the weights that you bear in a given day?”
Now, the Word of God.
David writes about the one amazing thing he has chosen to do in the midst of his weight-bearing life. David practices the discipline of meditation. David knows that salvation belongs to the Lord. In this he rests as he waits for God’s deliverance.
Here David seems so clear in his thought process. This is the by-product of meditation
Think it through:
1. Silent meditation is the correct response to both stress and accusation.
In Vs: 2 David refused to be shaken in his present situation. Instead he leaned on the Rock (That Rock is Christ).
In Vs: 3-5 David refused to complain about those who were attacking his life. He waited on the Lord.
2. Strong meditation is the correct response to all circumstances.
In Vs: 6-12 David helps us to understand that no man can stand against God or God’s people. David lay’s out everything before the Lord. He is able to see clearly because it is God’s responses that David clings to.
This is truly what God is calling each of us to in the midst of our busy lives.
Here is how Jesus described the joy of meditation: “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:6
Our response:
Only when we are still before the Lord (Psalm 37:7; Isaiah 30:15) can we know the true value of meditation. Be assured we will never hear God’s viewpoint unless we are still before Him!!!