Tuesday,
April 7, 2020
HE ONLY IS MY ROCK!
Ps
62:5-6
5 My soul,
wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He
only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be
moved.
Yesterday, I walked my daily walk to the
cluster of mailboxes that serve our section of the new homes where I now dwell.
As I passed the familiar corner there were three standing at a safe distance
from each other. One was a lady, two were men. One was black. All were young.
They all smiled and waved as I passed by. The new normal has made us both
distant and friendly. We are in this together. Perhaps later we will be
able to shake hands and exchange names.
We
are now wearing masks
that hide our faces, but I think we may have been wearing unseen masks for
quite a while now. Most of us don’t dare show our true selves. We shun even the
mirror at times. Only God knows who and what we really are – and
we are not always comfortable with that arrangement.
“Anchoring and adjustment” is a psychological
heuristic that influences the way people intuitively assess probabilities. In
these difficult times, we all need an anchor. The word “expectation” in verse 5
literally means “a cord or an attachment.” So, my cord is attached to
HIM! My expectation is that HE will not move though the cord is
stretched.
The rock (tsuwr) to
which my cord is attached is big enough to hide under. The word actually means
“a cliff” or a ledge that would cover or protect. There is a song that we sing
that says “he hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock and covers me there with
His hand.”
He only is my rock.
There are no other rocks worthy of my cord’s attachment. The anchor
holds – though the ship is battered. The anchor holds – though the sails are
torn. I have fallen on my knees – as I face the raging seas. The anchor holds –
in spite of the storm.
Dear Lord, Thank you for our
strength and constancy during this awful storm. Let my cord – though stretched
– hold fast. AMEN
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