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HE STORY OF JESUS: Psalm 5
“In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3)
According to Ben Franklin, only death and taxes are certain in this life.
I would add one more thing… God.
And this one certainty opens up a whole new realm of possibilities.
David is reflecting on evil and wickedness, but he is not despairing.
How do you go into your day – in hope or defeat?
Because he believes in God, David goes into his day with expectancy.
Somehow, in some way, God will show up.
I pity people who do not have this hope, who can ONLY count on death and taxes.
If there is no God, then life is meaningless, and hope is an illusion.
Is it any wonder that so many people despair of life altogether… without God or hope?
God does not give us everything we want, but He does offer us the promise of a good ending.
Like reading a good novel, where you know the good ending but you don’t know how it gets there.
You enter every page, waiting in expectation, to see how the plot will unfold.
Things might get messy, but you know that somehow it will end well.
This is God’s promise: the end of the story is good, so hang on through the dark chapters.
Lay your heart before the Lord at the beginning of each day.
Then wait and see with anticipation for how He will work things out today.
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, I choose to go into each day waiting to see Your hand a work. Things can get pretty dark down here, but I am certain I will see glimpses of light to strengthen my hope. I wait in expectation!