Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord. – Psalm 27:14

Your face, Lord, do I seek. – Psalm 27:8c

This psalm gives three very relevant instructions for us today:

First, wait for the Lord.  There are things want to do.  Place we want to go. People we want to see.  But we can’t.  Wait on the Lord.  Don’t be impatient.  Don’t be anxious.  Don’t grumble and complain.  Just wait on the Lord.  Wait on his timing.  Wait on his plan. Wait on his goodness.  Wait on the Lord.

Second, be strong and courageous. There is a virus out there and financial concerns and questions about the future. Be strong and courageous.  Do not fear.  Do not worry.  Do not freak out.  Just be strong and courageous.  He is our stronghold. He is our shelter. He is our salvation. Be strong and courageous.

Third, seek his face.  There are distractions aplenty.  Lots of things we could do.  Lots of online media to engage.  Seek his face.  Don’t waste your time.  Don’t live for something else.  Don’t place your trust somewhere else. Just seek his face.  He is gracious.  He is beautiful.  He is trustworthy.  Seek his face.

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and courageous. Seek his face.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked…

Whose advice are we following?

…nor stands in the way of sinners…

Whose actions are we following?

…nor sits in the seat of scoffers…

Whose attitude are we following?

…but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night…

Do we delight in the Word?  Meditate on it?  Ponder it?  Are we following the advice, actions, and attitudes taught in God’s Word?

…he is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season….

If we are meditating on God’s Word, we are like well-watered trees.
To bear good fruit, we must be planted in God’s Word.  Are we?

(From Psalm 1)