Psalm 62:1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Act by Waiting
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The only thing worse than going to the dentist is waiting for him. Don’t you hate that sense of anticipation that builds every moment that you wait for that dentist or doctor? Most of us would rather act than wait. We have a natural aversion to waiting, even if we are talking about waiting on God. Yet David, in one of his darkest days of trouble with Absalom, says in Psalm 62:1, “Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.” Verse 5 says, “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.”
You have more power by waiting on God than you could ever have by acting on your own. If you wait on God, you won’t be moved. Verse 2 says, “He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.” We always want to be in movement or motion, but such a person can also easily be moved, even by the enemy. Waiting upon God means not being moved. It means being stable and patiently trusting God even when you can’t see what the outcome will be.
Now the upshot of this is that God will care for His own. Absalom had taken matters into his own hands, and David had left them in God’s. In verse 11 David says, “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.” Power doesn’t come from acting on your own. Power comes from waiting on God.
Verse 12 says, “Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.” How can God dole out lovingkindness or mercy and also reward everyone according to his own work? I think the context here is the conflict between Absalom and his father, David. If God were to give David mercy, what would that demand that God do to Absalom?
Absalom wasn’t waiting for anyone or anything. He wanted his kingdom and he wanted it now. What did David do? He waited on God. We are not suggesting passivity. Waiting on God is a deliberate action.
Are you waiting on God or are you acting on your own? Are you living in such a way that for God to give mercy to one person means judgment on you? You have more power by waiting on God than you could ever have by acting on your own. Once God gives guidance, act on His orders, and act in His power.