Psalm 62

We live in a troubled world where one unexpected word can change everything and one unpleasant encounter can destroy the peace that was taken for granted between close friends and brothers. Where is security in this world of bad news?

God speaks to us from a place of certainty and gives us security in Him as His gift. There is no other Rock for my soul. He is the reason that we can wait. We wait for Him. We expect His goodness and His salvation. This is the way that we learn how to have a more settled heart though we live in such a changeable world.

The perfect sovereignty of a good God who is committed to our eternal well-being does not make all of our enemies vanish instantly. Jesus was surrounded by foes who were against Him. Many of the Lord's servants prior to the cross and many after the resurrection have faced the most troubling attacks. Even when they felt that they had no strength left, trouble continued, even from false friends. Yet God was still their sure hope.

Something different was happening in the case of Jesus. His purpose in facing suffering was ultimately to take the judgment of God due against us for our sin. Yet even then, he committed Himself to His Father. He said, “Into Thy hands I commit my spirit.”

We need to trust in God at all times, together with all who call upon the Name of the Lord. Are you alone? Are enemies trying to devour you? Wait for the Lord. Trust in Him.

While you wait for deliverance, talk to the Lord. He hears. Pour out your heart to Him.

Do not entrust yourself to the wicked rich or to the mob that claims to be on your side. If they are compared to the Almighty, they are nothing. They will not help you through the day of your greatest need. They cannot bring their own souls to heaven. They surely cannot take you there. Jesus can.

God has power. God has steadfast love. He will render to every man according to His works. But now, through the life and death of Jesus, and through faith in His Name, we have been credited with the perfect righteousness of Christ. This is good news from heaven, and it is perfectly certain.