Our culture promotes haste. I get so upset with drivers who are ahead of me at a stoplight who are looking at their phone while the light has already turned green. They have actually caused me to have to wait an extra 2.7 seconds.

King David, the Sweet Psalmist of Israel, often extolled the virtue of waiting … “on the Lord.” He discovered that as he was “waiting” on the Lord, he was accumulating rather than diminishing.

When we put air in our tires, we put the hose on the valve and wait. The tire is gaining air in the process. As we pray and wait upon the Lord, we are getting filled.

“Wait on the Lord. Be of good courage and He shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord.” [Ps. 27:14]

READ/HEAR: Ps. 26-30

Psalm 22 is a profound glimpse at the sufferings of Christ.

We go through things. If you haven’t, just hold on a bit and you will.

I was laughing the other day with Patty, my wife. I said, “When you married me, you didn’t know I’d go through these physical problems, did you. (Four joint replacements, Multiple Myeloma, Stem Cell Transplant, numerous other issues, all in the last 25 years of our marriage) What could she say? She knows that the Lord has brought us THROUGH IT ALL. We have endured with the strength God gives.

Christ endured. He triumphed and is now seated at the right hand of the Father. He makes intercession for us.

READ/HEAR:  Ps. 21-25

David discovered one of the primary keys to contentment by finding ALL his fulfillment IN THE LORD ALONE.  [Ps. 16:5]  He didn’t need the comforts and luxuries of this world to satisfy him. Even hidden in a cave, running from King Saul, he had everything he really needed … the Lord’s presence.

Paul also discovered this truth. [Phil. 4:12,13]

The sons of Zadok were priests who maintained the integrity of the priesthood when others sought their own welfare. They also had this distinction … the Lord was their portion. He rewarded their devotion by giving HIMSELF to them. This is a type of the New Testament priesthood which we can all be a part. [1 Tim. 2:5]

As the songwriter said, “Take this whole world but give me Jesus.”

READ/HEAR:  Ps. 16-20

David’s writings amplify God’s concern for the condition of our hearts. He knew the Lord was always watching what was going on inside of us. Christ’s teachings complete the picture, drawing attention to heart attitudes rather than outward actions.  [Matt. 5:28]

When Christians embrace God’s penchant for justice, it will affect everything they do. They will enact God’s high standard of moral purity in every little detail of their daily lives, knowing it pleases Him when they do.

Every thought and action are like incense in God’s nostrils.

What does he smell when considering your life?

READ/HEAR:  Ps. 11-15

David knew God would eventually vindicate him because he walked in his integrity. His enemies would soon come to their end, but the timing was in God’s hands.

The toughest test of David’s leadership was when his own son rose up against him. Still, he waited and the Lord took care of the situation.

God will fight our battles while we continue to do His will, maintain our integrity, and keep praising and worshiping Him.

READ/HEAR:  Ps. 6-10

The Sweet Psalmist of Israel, King David, experienced many leadership struggles during his reign, even within his own family. He was constantly aware that lies were being told about him, yet he took his concerns to God.

God spends a great deal of His response to Job and his comforters talking about significant animals, their purpose, and how they illustrate His creation and its care. God possibly pointed to His designs for animals to show how He has a purpose for every aspect of our lives, even our sufferings. If He devotes such detail to their existence, how much more does He care about the struggles each human being has, especially His children.

What is your struggle today? Do you feel overlooked and all alone. Cast your care upon Him because He cares for YOU.

READ/HEAR: Job 39-42

After Job and his three comforters and youngster Elihu had all had their say, God begins to clarify, correct, and control the dialogue.

After we’ve exhausted our resources and expired our better ideas, God comes in to heal and restore. He turns it into a learning experience that causes us to grow.

Where do you get a testimony? From a test, of course.

READ/HEAR: Job 35-38

Elihu, a younger comforter, wisely stated some interesting truths, one being the fact that God sees everything.

When we go through things, it’s easy to think God doesn’t care and that He isn’t concerned with our struggles.

Wrong. God cares, and walks through each situation with us. He uses life situations to teach us about Him, about how to be an overcomer.

Just talk to Him. Make every every situation a matter of prayer. We have a friend, Jesus, Who sticks closer than a brother.

READ/HEAR: Job 32-34

Job claimed that he cried out to God but got no answer. Actually, the answer was on the way. God responded to him in a way that NOT MANY can declare. God’s answer became published for the world to hear and was included in the Canon of Scripture.

The Psalmist thought he was calling to God from the ends of the earth … Ps. 61:1,2 … but God also redeemed him and became his refuge.

Life gets overwhelming sometimes. What do we do? We call out to God and trust in His answer that may not come immediately, but it WILL COME.

Jesus said, “In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

READ/HEAR: Job 30,31