7月12日
标 题：等候主
经 节：要等候耶和华！当壮胆，坚固你的心！我再说，要等候耶和华！（诗篇廿七章14节）
等候是一件最难的事，我们总想作行动者。倘若有所行动，我们的心会觉得好受得多，然而，等候迫使我们倚靠神。大卫学习等候的真义。他在年少时，被神膏选为下一位以色列王，然后花了许多年等候神的话语实现。当他等候的时候，一个猜忌心重又自私自利的国王，正霸占着要应许给他的王位。大卫不是躲在洞穴里，就是住在他的敌人当中。当他等候的时候，他亲眼看见好朋友们被谋杀，他的家人与所有财产都被夺走。他看到以色列的敌人蹂躏自己的同胞。也许再也没有一个人像大卫一样，在等候神的应许时遇到那么多的逆境。大卫一定懂得什么是沮丧与惧怕。
然而，大卫享受到自己等待的报偿。他成为以色列历史上最伟大的国王，更重要的是，他经历这些考验后，变成一个合神心意的人。大卫在逃亡时所写的诗，在历世历代被千万人所珍爱。弥赛亚是大卫的后代。大卫愿意等候的心，成为我们所有人的祝福。
等候神的时候，可以成为你生命中最宝贵的时刻（约翰福音十一：1～6）。如果你正在等候神，读读以赛亚书四十章31节，这段经文可以让你在等候神成全祂的应许时，得到激励。
Wait on the Lord
Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall
strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! (Psalms 27:14)
Waiting is one of the hardest things to do. We want
to be people of action. We feel better if we are doing something to address our
need, but waiting forces us to rely on God. David learned what it meant to
wait. He was chosen by God to be the next king of Israel, then spent years
waiting for the day God’s word would come to pass in his life. As he waited, a
paranoid, egocentric king occupied the throne that had been promised to him.
David spent his time hiding in caves and living among his enemies. As he waited
he saw good friends murdered and his family and possessions taken. He saw
Israel’s enemies wreak havoc on his nation. Perhaps no one ever faced greater
adversity while waiting upon God’s promise than David did. He certainly
understood what it meant to become discouraged and fearful.
But David also enjoyed the reward for waiting upon
the Lord. He became the greatest king in Israel’s history, and, more
importantly, through his trials he became a man after God’s own heart. The
psalms David wrote during his days as a fugitive have been cherished words of
encouragement for millions of people through the ages. Through David’s
descendants came the Messiah. David’s willingness to wait has blessed us all.
Times of waiting on the Lord can be some of the
most precious moments in your life (John 11:1–6). If you are waiting on God for
something, read Isaiah 40:31 and find encouragement as you wait for Him to
fulfill His promises to you.
