Contemplative Bible Reading

Psalm 5:9-10 (Christian Standard Bible)

9 For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.
10 Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against you.

The writer is asking God to help battle those who battle against the people of God. Those foes lie constantly. Please God, the Psalmist writes, punish them.

God did and will continue to punish those who behave this way. My problem—yes, I always seem to have a problem with these things—is that God doesn’t always operate at the time I want. Seems that God almost never operates at the time I want. Seems God knows better then me. I try to pause and think about that one.

I know that God prevails. I know that God works for those who love God. I just wish God would do those things on my timetable. There always seems to be a lag in time in what I want and what God does. I am impatient. I am not wise. God is patient and wise. In those all-too-few moments of clarity, I realize that God’s patience and wisdom are much better than mine and are always appropriate.

Deep sigh. Please God, help me in my unbelief. Give me patience and wisdom, and allow me to see your patience and wisdom.