This is week 11 of our series on Psalm 119, and we’re looking at verses 81 through 88.
This portion of the longest Psalm, also an acrostic based on the Hebrew alphabet, represents the 11th letter, known as Kaph. This is where it seems the psalmist is worn out from waiting for the Lord, but still has hope in God’s future rescue, he still expects God to step into his situation.
How many of us can relate to this passage? We long to be saved from the situation we face. In fact, we ache for the Father to intervene. We pray. We wait. We cry. We pray more. And like this psalmist, our eyes grow heavy looking, watching -- straining to see some sort of sign that God is there, that He’s working, that He has a plan and will step in soon!
Fellow shepherd leader, fellow influencer in the church, in your family, in your workplace, and in your community, others are looking to you to see how you react in difficult times, in both the large and the small afflictions of life.
Therefore, you must, we must, exhibit hope, faith, confidence in the Father, a willingness to wait for the perfect timing of the Perfect One, and an expectation of refreshment, of revitalization, and of recovery.
Where do you need to fine tune in this area so that you will shepherd well this week?
Thank you for joining me.