Psalm 130:5,6:
"I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His Word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more then they that watch for the morning, I SAY, more then they that watch for the morning."
Everytime I quote this verse (which is done every day when I wake up), I think of the context of it. I heard a speaker once say that the waiting in this verse refers to soldiers who are fighting through the night, and are waiting for the morning. From what I understand about battle, there is anticipation with the coming of the dawn. If you just make it through the night.....
When I heard this description, I was reminded of "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". I thought about the battle at Helm's Deep. They are significantly outnumbered , and there is little hope for those fighting for good. In the beginning of the battle sequence, Gimli says at 2 difference times, "Let's hope they last the night".
The goal was to make it until the morning. With the morning comes hope.
As the battle is in climax, defeat looks imminent. Surrender or death look to be the only options. Then, as the last glimmer of hope is fading, Gimli says with deep emotion, "The sun is rising". Then Aragorn remembers the promise of Gandalf. "Look for my coming on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East".
Deliverence was possible. Hope was swelling. Victory was reality. Salvation was coming.
This is how we should wait for the Lord. Most of time, we sit back with folded hands, claiming we're waiting on the Lord, praying that He will deliver us from whatever trial we are facing. Soldiers who are in battle don't sit with folded hands....they are getting the work done. They are fighting for truth, they are pressing forward in hope, waiting with anticipation for the dawn, believing that in it's coming, so is their salvation.
We should be waiting for the Lord with great anticipation. Sitting on the edge of our seats, filled with excitement, knowing without a doubt that with the dawn, HE is coming. We are suppose for anticipate Him "...MORE then they that watch for the morning".
Let's stop sitting on our hands, in sorrow, hoping that He will rescue us. We are to fight the good fight, looking to the morning not just hoping for the dawn. We are to look with great excitement, great anticipation because with the dawn HE IS COMING.
We are to wait for the Lord MORE then they that watch for the morning. Because although we are looking for hope and deliverence, what we're WAITING for....is HIM.
