“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He heard my cry. 2. He brought me up also out of a miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings. 3. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.”
Waiting patiently has never been one of my virtues. I have always wanted what I wanted instantly. Patience is still not a virtue of mine, but life has convinced me that I can’t always have what I want now. I have also found that I really have no choice but to wait on the Lord. He just does not move on my timetable, nor does He move on yours. Being the impatient person that I am, I had to learn that it really is best to wait for the Lord and see Him do things in His own way - in His own time. Psalm 40:1-3 is a good example of what I mean. He hears us and takes us “out of a miry clay.” I know what it means to get “bogged down.” I grew up in Southwest Georgia where there is an abundance of red, gooey, clay that is easy to get “bogged down” in. When one gets bogged down, all he can do is to spin his tires. Spinning tires will not take us anywhere. When we get “bogged down” in life and start spinning our tires, it is good to talk to God and wait for Him to get us out of the bog. He has helped me stop “spinning my tires” many times. When the Lord takes us out of the ”miry clay,” He “sets (our} feet upon a rock and establishes (our) going.” It is the Lord who can ultimately put us on solid ground and get us going again. I see a lot of people living life in a bog. I want to take them by the hand and lead them to the Lord and let Him get them out of it. The only thing is that the person has to want the Lord’s help enough to ask for it and wait for it himself or herself. It is not something that someone else can do for you. If you need to get your life going, talk to God about it, wait for Him, and follow His leadership when He answers. The important thing to know is that the rock that He sets our feet on is the “Rock of Ages,” Jesus Christ. It is He who puts us on solid ground in our lives and helps our lives move forward. Give it a try: wait patiently for the Lord. What happens when we wait on the Lord? He brings newness into our lives. The psalmist recorded, “And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God.” A “new song” represents that which is new that happens in our lives. I have discovered that there is a “sameness” in life that we have to deal with. If we are not careful that “sameness” will get awfully boring. I have found that as I have served Jesus over the years, He has made sure that I did not get caught in the boredom of “sameness.” It has always seemed that when I have needed “a new song,” He has been willing a ready to put it in my mouth. When we wait on the Lord, we do not get bored and tired of life. The Lord awakens every nerve and takes us to that which is new and fulfilling. If I find myself getting bored with life, I just talk to God, wait on Him, and wait to sing – so to speak. That is when I find real joy in praising Him, and I think that you will find it the same. Verse 3 informs us that when we wait on the Lord, “many shall see it and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.” When the Lord does a work in our lives, He does not let us keep it to ourselves, but enables us to influence others. When we stop spinning our tires, get on the Rock, get a “new song” and praise the Lord, other people will notice. You say,“Yeah, but you’re a preacher, that’s what you are supposed to do.” My answer: “Yeah, but you are a Christian that is also what you are supposed to do.” Wait on the Lord in your life and see what He will do with it. You will find it worth the wait. Do it! You have nothing to lose but a weary way of life. Bro. Joe
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