Quiet Moments for Worship Leaders by Marty Parks

Author:Marty Parks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Foundry Publishing
Published: 2014-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

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GOD ALONE

Psalm 62

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.

—Ps. 62:5

God alone.

God alone.

God alone.

When will I ever learn? I wonder if David wrote Ps. 62 as an old man. He describes himself as a “leaning wall” and a “tottering fence” (v. 3). Maybe it was just the fatigue talking. It could be that the daily pressures of being a ruler coupled with international conflicts, added to myriad family concerns, were beginning to take a toll. Are you relating to any of this?

We’re all boosted by the presence of hope, aren’t we? Just the sliver of a promise for resolution or relief is sometimes all we need. I’m sure David felt that way quite often, but I’m really intrigued by his use of the phrase “my hope” in verse 5. Many times in Scripture “hope” is used to refer to a promise, and at times it refers to anxious expectation, as in waiting for something we’re sure of. But here, David’s use of “my hope” really indicates a cord of attachment. It was his lifeline! It’s very similar to what Isaiah wrote in the familiar verse “Those who hope in [are attached to] the LORD will renew their strength” (Isa. 40:31).

Attached not to possessions or talents or relationships or status—but attached to God, God alone. That’s a different kind of hope altogether!

Prayer: Today, Lord, I’ll attach myself to you—to you alone. My hope—my expectation—is in you. Speak, and I will listen. In your Son’s name I pray. Amen.

Thought for the Day: We draw strength and rest from what we attach ourselves to.

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