Psalm 62:1-2 I stand silently before the Lord, waiting for him to rescue me. For salvation comes from him alone. Yes, he alone is my Rock, my rescuer, defense and fortress. Why then should I be tense with fear when troubles come?
3-4 But what is this? They pick on me at a time when my throne is tottering; they plot my death and use lies and deceit to try to force me from the throne. They are so friendly to my face while cursing in their hearts!
5-6 But I stand silently before the Lord, waiting for him to rescue me. For salvation comes from him alone. Yes, he alone is my Rock, my rescuer, defense, and fortress—why then should I be tense with fear when troubles come?
When the matter first began, I had no idea of what was happening. I was the only doctor for a busy 100-bed hospital, operating on several hundred patients a year. We had a head of nursing who had a successful track record as a Nurse Manager in another facility. What I didn’t know was that I had one young inexperienced nurse who fancied himself as a leader and a midwife who was hoping to oust our Nurse Manager in hopes she would take over the position. Before I realized the scope of the problem, meetings were being organized and sentiments whipped up. Eventually, we had to resort to scrutiny by an outside panel who eventually concluded that our staff had no knowledge of understanding of hospital affairs.
Meanwhile, I was struggling to operate and to keep people alive. My throne was definitely tottering, even though I had done nothing wrong and even though I was doing the work of three doctors, plus struggling with administrative issues that should have been handled by someone else.
Throughout those trials, God sovereignly moved, despite rebellion and despite vicious accusations. All I could do was to stand silently before the Lord, waiting for Him to rescue me, knowing that salvation had to come from Him alone.
7 -9 My protection and success come from God alone. He is my refuge, a Rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust him all the time. Pour out your longings before him, for he can help! The greatest of men or the lowest—both alike are nothing in his sight. They weigh less than air on scales.
10-12 Don’t become rich by extortion and robbery; if your riches increase, don’t be proud. God has said it many times, that power belongs to him (and also, O Lord, steadfast love belongs to you). He rewards each one of us according to what our works deserve.
That summer heralded the first such problem, but unfortunately, not the last. Subsequently, the same individuals later attempted to arouse the staff over administrative issues. Lacking substantive administration, I found myself repeatedly facing insults and ridicule, even though some of the very people who were voicing these complaints had previously benefited from sponsorship by the hospital to courses of various kinds.
I can truly testify that my protection and success have come from God alone. He is my refuge, a Rock where no enemy can reach me. I can also testify that I have had to repeatedly run to God as my rock, for problems of various kinds have continued to occur. How have I endured? I continue to take my orders from God, trying to ensure that I am doing His will and not my own. Once I am certain that I am following God’s guidance, God is the One who will protect and defend me.
O my people, trust him all the time. Pour out your longings before him, for he can help! One of the mistakes many people make is assuming that prayer is a difficult task requiring special language. Wait a minute! This is GOD we are talking to! The same God who formed us in our mothers’ wombs, the same God who has preserved us our entire lives. God is not hung up on fancy language or attitudes. God wants you to speak from your heart, for anything else is just manipulation.
Why do we have to speak out our prayers if God already knows what’s in our hearts? We need to speak them out so that we acknowledge our situation and are honest about it. How much talking must we do when we pray? This is where many people mess up. Prayer is not a monologue but a dialogue. Once you have spoken, you must be silent and listen so God can speak to you. Very few of us hear audible voices; however, if you quiet yourself, you will hear a voice in your mind that is not yours. How can you know that Satan is not deceiving you? Study God’s Word. God honors His Word above His name, and He will never go back on His Word.
10-12 Don’t become rich by extortion and robbery; if your riches increase, don’t be proud. God has said it many times, that power belongs to him (and also, O Lord, steadfast love belongs to you). He rewards each one of us according to what our works deserve.
Finally, remember that all power belongs to God, as well as steadfast love. Actions have consequences. What goes around, comes around!
Galatians 6:7-10 tells us, “ Don’t be misled; remember that you can’t ignore God and get away with it: a man will always reap just the kind of crop he sows! If he sows to please his own wrong desires, he will be planting seeds of evil and he will surely reap a harvest of spiritual decay and death; but if he plants the good things of the Spirit, he will reap the everlasting life that the Holy Spirit gives him. And let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t get discouraged and give up. That’s why whenever we can, we should always be kind to everyone, and especially to our Christian brothers.
Trust God and not yourself! Take refuge in God, realizing that He is the only Rock on whom we can rely.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and caring for us. Lord, help us to trust You, no matter what. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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