I want to spend some time on each verse in Psalm 40: 1-3 as we think on this for our worship theme for the year. Verse 1 states - "I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry." We see right in the beginning of this Psalm that our part is praying and waiting before the Lord. That should be the position of our hearts as we approach worship. We approach in faith that He will help and deliver because of the redemption and restoration we have experienced in Him.
We see here a persistence in praying. We should be persistent in praying by faith with an attitude of servanthood. It is the servant's persistent praying and being willing to wait for His answer. We need to crave patience to abide in His good will. There is a strong admonition in the waiting.
Jesus is our example and is pictured here as He waited before the Lord in His suffering, knowing that His Father would eventually deliver Him. He expected help and waited until it came. He was patient and willing to finish the work which His Father had given Him to do.
We must learn from Him that when God doesn't answer on our time table, it doesn't mean He has rejected our prayer.
Let us arm ourselves with the mind of Christ in patience, armed with prayer and the expectation through faith, maintaining the Holy War of Worship! mjm
