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By: James River Church08/09/22

21 Days of Fasting & Prayer Devotional – Day 9: The Weapon of Waiting Pt. 2

It’s hard to believe that as you are sitting reading this devotional today, you are on a planet that is spinning at 1,037 miles per hour and moving through space at 1,525 feet per second. Due to the force of the gravitational pull, we don’t feel the movement at all. This physical reality demonstrates a powerful spiritual truth: even when it seems like nothing is happening, things are always moving!

 

Yesterday we considered the power of our thoughts and words as a weapon to utilize when in a season of waiting. As King David and some of his loyal men are hiding in the mountains, he writes:

 

Psalm 62:5-8, “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.” 

 

Nowhere in this passage does King David deny his present circumstances, but instead of making his challenges the focus, he turns his trouble into trust and declares with confidence that “victory and honor come from God alone.”

 

In this psalm, King David writes “trust in Him at all times.” Trust God when we can see Him working and trust Him when it seems like everything is at a standstill. Trust Him on the mountaintop and trust Him when walking through a valley.

 

But he doesn’t end there. King David understands that part of fostering trust is through communication and encourages us to “Pour out your heart to him…” The Hebrew word for heart means the “inner part, soul.” King David is encouraging us to pour out our inner soul to the Lord. This is an incredible invitation to come to our Lord and share what’s on our heart.

You can tell God how you feel, tell Him what you need, but also acknowledge the truth that He is your rock and your fortress, the One who will bring your victory. The One who will heal your body. The One who will provide for your every need.

 

As you turn your trouble into trust, you may not see things moving with your physical eyes immediately, but you will have a certainty within your spirit that God is working even through your waiting!

 

Scriptures

Psalm 62:5-8

Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.”