O My God, I Trust In You

To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

O my God, I trust in You; let me not be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph over me.

Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.

Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses, for they are from of old.

Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way.

The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way.

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

For Your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses.

He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth.

The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.

My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Psalm 25:1-15

We are sometimes told to wait, by God. It can mean that we are to expect something, to look for it, but to wait.

Sometimes we have no choice – a joy opening, a health report, or the return of a loved one. We are to seek God’s ways, we are to seek His paths, and in His time, not our time.

He will lead us in His truth, and He will teach us. He is the God of our salvation, and we will wait for however long it takes.

Waiting on God is active trust in Him.

Our Daily Bread – July 19, 2016