“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.”
The picture the Psalmist gives here is a powerful picture packed with implications of how we wait on the Lord. “The eyes of the servant look upon the hand of their master” implies that the servant is in close proximity to the master. He is not out running around busy doing his own thing or what he thinks the master wants of him. He is not distracted by other people’s activities or demands, but his focus and full attention is on the master. It is not a passive position, but a posture of expectation that at any moment the master will have some instruction of what he wants done.
The servant’s position is also a position of submission, dependence and trust. His focus is not on his agenda or the agenda of others, but solely on the will of the master. His focus is on the hand of the master for all that he needs. He is completely dependent on the master for life, direction, and purpose. His full identity is in the master and his will.
Instead of waiting on the Lord for our full identity, direction, and purpose in life, we often times find ourselves waiting on the Lord for Him to fulfill what we want and need, and if He does not come throught as we expect, we simply do it on our own. Our identity, fulfillment and purpose in life come from our job, family, some other person, activity or possession. Our eyes are often on others, their expectations of us or our expectations of ourselves. We can become anxious, worried, frustrated or discouraged when things do not go as we expected. We can become critical of ourselves and others.
In the midst of the turmoil of the world that we live in today, where evil seems to be triumphing over good, we need to remind ourselves of the words of David in Psalms 37:3-7, “Trust in the Lord and do good, dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.”
Whatever you are going through today, I encourage you to pull away from the turmoil around you and refocus on the greatness of our God, a God who created all things, is over all things, and sustains all things by His Word and power. Meditate on God and His Word. May He become your full delight, and may His will and way become food for your soul. “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” (Psalms 27:14)
Andy
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