(Confidence in Trials)
“Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord”
(Psalm 31:24)
The Hebrew reads be strong and let your heart be confident. Even as a believer goes through various challenges and disappointments, because we trust in the Lord, our hearts are not weary; there is an inner strength and confidence that God is in control! We can have CONFIDENCE IN TRIALS of any sort, because our God will take us through. Read the following commentaries concerning the psalmist David, the mighty King, and the one known to be after God’s very heart:
“The prayer of a believer in time of deep distress: In the first part, cries for help are mingled with expressions of confidence. Then the detail of griefs engrosses his attention, till, in the assurance of strong but submissive faith, he rises to the language of unmingled joyful trust and exhorts others to like love and confidence towards God.”1
“Let not any yield to unbelief, or think, under discouraging circumstances, that they are cut off from before the eyes of the Lord, and left to the pride of men. Lord, pardon our complaints and fears; increase our faith, patience, love, and gratitude; teach us to rejoice in tribulation and in hope. The deliverance of Christ, with the destruction of his enemies, ought to strengthen and comfort the hearts of believers under all their afflictions here below, that having suffered courageously with their Master; they may triumphantly enter into his joy and glory.”2
Look again at the words I have taken the liberty to underline above: strong submissive faith, joyful trust, confidence, rejoice in tribulation, strengthen and comfort, suffered courageously, and triumphantly. These words are not words of weakness, cowardice, or fear! As we read in Psalm 23:4, God goes through our darkest valleys with us. He promises to never leave us or forsake us! In fact, it most of our darkest hours, we are the ones who have chosen to leave the presence of our God. He is always available for our cries of help, forgiveness, mercy, His love and grace!
So as we wait for relief or for that blessing we believe we need, let’s wait confidently; allowing our hearts to be secure in knowing God is right there with us. What more do we need? WAITING IS NOT WASTING!
1Jamieson, Robert, D.D. "Commentary on Psalms 31". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory
on the Whole Bible".
2Matthew Henry’s Commentary, http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?b=19&c=31&com=mhc, Copyright 2001-2007 Christ Notes, LLC
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