I Will Praise You, O Lord,

With My Whole Heart

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

When my enemies turn back, they shall fall and perish at Your presence.

For You have maintained my right and my cause; you sat on the throne judging in righteousness.

You have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.

O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; even their memory has perished.

But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.

He shall judge the world in righteousness, and He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Psalm 9:1-10

We all learn to wait for God. We have to rely on God. You can be at the end of your strength and resources, but you have to wait for God’s timing. He shows us who is the ruler of our lives, and whenever He makes us wait, it is for good reason.

We have to wait on God when we pray. We may not know how or when He will answer, but we can put our hearts constantly before Him. Sometimes the answers do not come in the way we had hoped. Things may even go from bad to worse. But we have to persevere, keep believing, and keep asking.

Waiting is never easy, but the end result, whatever it us, will be worth it.

Keep seeking. Keep trusting. Keep asking. Keep praying.

Time spend in prayer is always time well spent.

Our Daily Bread – October 19, 2015