I would have lost Heart

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” (Psalm 27:13,14).

The Psalmist would have lost heart, why? Because the situation must have been so confusing, so horrible, and so hopeless that he would have lost heart but for one thing – his ‘belief’ in God’s goodness that he thoroughly expected to see.

This is not just an optimistic general belief that all will be well in the end somehow, it is an actual belief (faith) that looks past the present distress onto something bigger, stronger and more secure that doesn’t change with the present times. That something is God, who is the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and your Heavenly Father. He is your shield and your fortress, a rock that doesn’t move. But belief in Him, if He didn’t have the one crucial characteristic of goodness would not be very reassuring. Because of His goodness, He is for you and not against you, which means you can truly believe in His promises that He will work everything out for good for His children (Romans 8:28). Continue reading They That Wait →