Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net
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From: "Apostle Tom" <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:07:08 -0500
To: pressingon@hotmail.com
Subject: Morning Manna (Oct. 8); BP: Ps. 130; RBTTY: Phil. 4; Is. 30-31
October 8 “Waiting in Hope”
“My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning; I
say, more than they that watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in the
Lord—for with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is plenteous redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”
Psalm 130:6-8
How badly do we want it?
Revival. Renewal. Refreshing.
There’s no doubt the anonymous author of today’s Manna wanted/needed a
fresh touch from the Lord. He was “down in the depths,” which was more than
being “down in the dumps.” He felt like a man adrift at sea, being tossed
to and fro by the billowing waves. He’d been treading water far longer than
he ever thought he could—and still there was no land or shore in sight.
“Soon I’ll be moving to Davy Jones’ Locker,” he thought inwardly,
although that euphemism was far after his time. Or, perhaps he felt like
David, who felt like a man “in a horrible pit, whose feet were seemingly
permanently mired in the miry clay” (Ps. 40:2). And, it likely seemed a
slow death was all that awaited him as the quicksand-type mud slowly sucked
him further under.
So, he did what any other desperate person facing certain doom does:
“He cried out to the Lord—the covenant, promise-keeping God of Israel”
(v.1). He didn’t cry for deliverance; he simply cried that the Lord would
“hear his voice and be attentive to the voice of his supplications” (v.2).
By this point his physical voice was hoarse from hollering; so, his only
hope was that God would see his tears and hear his sighs. . .which really
are the prayers of desperation (Ps. 56:8; Rom. 8:26).
As his soul “waited for the Lord,” he realized how sinful he’d been—and
for a moment he felt himself sinking further down (v.3). But, then, he
remembered “there is forgiveness with the Lord, Who is “merciful and
plenteous in redemption.” It was this remembrance that enabled him to “hope
in the Lord”—for all other sources of hope and help had long since faded
from view.
Yes, he was in a desperate situation; but still he was hopeful.
In fact, his was not an “I hope everything’s going to work out alright”
sort of “whistling in the dark” kind of hope. No, his hope was “in the
Lord.” And, that’s why he “waited for the Lord more than those who watch
for the morning.”
Instead of being like a seasick sailor, “who rises up to the heavens
and descends again to the depths and whose soul is melted within him” (Ps.
107:26), he waited expectantly—confident that the One Who heard his cries
would also be the One to “set his feet upon a rock, establish his goings and
put a new song—even a song of praise—in his mouth” (Ps. 40:2-3).
Hallelujah!! So, take heart, weary Pilgrim; it’s not long until morning and
with it the God of Hope Who knows our needs and will supply them (Phil.
4:19).
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