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May 16, 2018, 1:59:47 AM5/16/18

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Waiting in Anticipation

I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:6

Every May Day (May 1) in Oxford, England, an early morning crowd gathers to welcome spring. At 6:00, the Magdalen College Choir sings from the top of Magdalen Tower. Thousands wait in anticipation for the dark night to be broken by song and the ringing of bells.

Like the revelers, I often wait. I wait for answers to prayers or guidance from the Lord. Although I don’t know the exact time my wait will end, I’m learning to wait expectantly. In Psalm 130 the psalmist writes of being in deep distress facing a situation that feels like the blackest of nights. In the midst of his troubles, he chooses to trust God and stay alert like a guard on duty charged with announcing daybreak. “I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning” (v. 6).

God can be trusted in the light and in the dark.

The anticipation of God’s faithfulness breaking through the darkness gives the psalmist hope to endure even in the midst of his suffering. Based on the promises of God found throughout Scripture, that hope allows him to keep waiting even though he has not yet seen the first rays of light.

Be encouraged if you are in the middle of a dark night. The dawn is coming—either in this life or in heaven! In the meantime, don’t give up hope but keep watching for the deliverance of the Lord. He will be faithful.

Please bring light to my darkness. Open my eyes to see You at work and to trust You. I’m grateful that You are faithful, Father.

God can be trusted in the light and in the dark.

期盼等候

我的心等候主，胜于守夜的等候天亮，胜于守夜的等候天亮。-诗篇130篇6节

在英国牛津大学，每年5月1日的一大清早就有群众聚集，为要迎接春天的到来。清晨六点，莫德林学院的合唱团便会在莫德林塔楼顶上歌唱，上千名群众在黑暗中引颈期盼，等候在歌声和钟声中迎接黎明的第一道曙光。

正如这些参与欢庆的群众，我也经常等候，等候主回应我的祷告，等候主的带领。虽然，我不清楚要等到何时才有结果，但我学习带着期盼等候。在诗篇130篇中，诗人写到自己深陷苦难，仿佛面对最深沉的黑夜。在困境中，他选择信靠上帝，并像个宣布黎明到来的守夜人一样儆醒。正如他说：“我的心等候主，胜于守夜的等候天亮，胜于守夜的等候天亮。”（6节）

诗人深信上帝必信实地驱走黑暗带来光明，这种期盼让他即使身处苦境中仍有盼望。圣经中所有上帝的应许，让诗人在还未看到一线曙光时，仍有盼望继续等候。

如果你正身处于黑夜之中，盼望你也能因此得着激励。无论是在今生或在天家，黎明终将来到！但与此同时，千万别放弃盼望，要继续仰望主的拯救，因祂是信实的。

天父啊，求祢将光明带入我所处的黑暗中。
求祢开我的眼，让我看见祢正在动工，
并能继续信靠祢。我要感谢祢，
因祢是信实的。