Lamentations 3:26 “It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for deliverance from the LORD.”
As I read Lamentation 3:26 about doing something good for me I think about all the times I was told what was good for me, like eating green beans. Not good. This is a challenging verse because, well, I do not like to wait. Furthermore, this verse does not just say wait. It says to wait quietly. What?! And to do so is a good thing. Oh my.
As we are dealing with difficult situations and we need deliverance from God, God’s answer is we are supposed to be hoping and waiting, Waiting quietly on Him. At a moment when there is something fearful, we are instructed to hope and wait quietly for the LORD to work.
Challenging? It is for me. Most likely for you as well.
This idea of waiting is not just found here. You have probably been challenged by Psalm 37:7 “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;” The Hebrew for rest is to sit silently still. No pacing the floor. No screaming. Rather we are to sit silently still.
Are you growing in hope and waiting quietly on God? Are you growing in resting – committing your life needs to the Lord and waiting for Him to work?
Last word, I have found God waits for me to wait.
A March to Remember
For March 26, let us remember Matthew 27:26. Matthew 27:26 says, “Then Pilate released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
We are Barabbas in the Easter story. We are the ones who are guilty and deserve to die – to be punished for our sins – Yet, just as Barabbas was released we have been released as Jesus took our place. When you look at the three crosses remember you should be on the middle one. Also, as you ponder, let the words scourged and crucified break your heart.
On March 26, we encourage you to read Matthew 26 to recall the extravagant love of Mary and the betrayal of Judas, along with the Passover meal, the prayer of surrender in the garden, the arrest, the unjust religious trial, and Peter’s denial.
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Continue Strong this March Remembering our Savior,
And remember to DATE the Word