Advent Reflections from The Hill - Week 1, Tuesday

Expectation, anticipation, preparation

Psalm 25:1-10

Rusty Goodman

Psalm 25 is a psalm of lament (a cry or expression of sorrow, hurt, frustration or grief). So as you read allow verses 1-3 to be like your Call to Worship/Prayer of Confession if you will. Lift up your life to Him. Follow the psalmist’s example and express your heart to God. Be honest about your frustration, hurt, sorrow… 

Then allow verses 4-7 to be the Conclusion to that Prayer. Ask Him to not remember the sins of your youth but His own compassion and love. Not to overlook our sin and its weight, but we are allowed to see our sin in perspective when it is placed alongside the things of the Lord such as His love and goodness!

Verses 8-10 need to be our Message while we wait and long for the Messiah, our Declaration of Forgiveness. A message not only that we should share with others but for ourselves as not to lose our way in longing for things to be made right.

 

I just love 4&5! Do any of these verses stand out to you?

 

       Psalm 25:4&5

Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. nas

 

 Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me,
you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. niv

 

Advent is a time where we should as children of God be marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing for the Messiah. Not only looking forward to celebrating Jesus birth but also looking to Jesus second coming wherein he will bring peace and justice and righteousness to the world. Times of waiting for the Lord involve lament as much as trust. We need to be honest with God if we ever want to experience His healing in any situation. Our honest expression to God is a beginning in allowing Him to work in and through our situation.