Wait Patiently

J.A. Matteson

"As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish."  1 Samuel 26:10

The sovereign LORD lives; nothing escapes his notice.  The secret things will be made known and that which is known will be revealed.  Retribution is in the hand of the LORD; vengeance is his prerogative.  Perpetual injustice provokes attitudes of revenge, recompense for ills suffered unjustly.  "O LORD, how long?" we cry, "Smite my enemy with the hand our your righteousness!"  The LORD sees, he is not deaf to the taunts of wicked men.  But what is the duty of his servant?  Let mercy and forbearance have their place, grace and lovingkindness their habitation.  For the natural man exacts vengeance by the hand of his adversary, his gratification is fleeting; but he who waits upon the LORD will be exalted.  The sovereign LORD lives, his appointed means and ends in dealing with wicked men is certain, righteous, and just, its timing is perfect.  Behold, the sovereign LORD lives, he intercedes to rescue his people.  Wait patiently, therefore, for the LORD to avenge your adversary, to meter out justice to the one who opposes you for Christ's sake.  Let the name of the Lord Jesus Christ be on your lips, and his loving kindness to all draped upon you as a garment.  Blessed be the one who receives you in his name; woe to the one who rejects you on account of his name. Let mercy and justice find their fulfillment and season in the mighty hand of the LORD who lives.

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