Psalm 25:3
3 Yea, let none that wait [qavah] on thee be ashamed: [buwsh]
let them be ashamed [buwsh] which transgress [bagad] without cause. [reyqam] KJV-Interlinear
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Indeed, none of those who wait for Thee will be ashamed; Those who deal
treacherously without cause will be ashamed. NASB
To wait, ‘qavah,’ means
to bind together, to collect, to look as in watching for something, to be
patient, to tarry, to wait.
To wait on the Lord, does
not imply doing nothing. It means
precisely to bind oneself to Gods plan and purpose and to allow Gods plan to
run its course, rather than trying to run things based on ones own effort.
Those who try to plan out
their lives to the exclusion of God, are not waiting on God.
Those who comply with
Gods will, being obedient in their pursuit of their spiritual life in accordance
with Gods spiritual growth process, are in fact waiting on God.
In other words, let God
run history and life, and do not try to run it yourself.
This means not only
proceeding with your daily studies, but also complying with the various
responsibilities and obligations that are expected of you, within your daily
life.
Doing nothing is not a
spiritual characteristic. It is a lazy and
irresponsible characteristic.
Waiting on God means to
do everything that God expects of you. You
study daily for your spiritual completion.
You clean yourself for your personal hygiene. You work to earn money and pay your
bills. You take care of your
family. You do that which you need to do
in life in order to be a responsible person in life. This is waiting on the Lord.
To be ashamed, ‘buwsh,’
means to pale, to be disappointed, to fail, to bring shame, dishonor, disgrace.
When one lives their life
in accordance with Gods will, just as we spelled out above, then there is no
shame, regardless of your life’s circumstances.
On the other hand, to
transgress, ‘bagad,’ means to not do Gods will, to cover as in cover up ones
true appearance, to hide, to offend, to be unfaithful.
And when you do not
confess on a regular basis, when you do not pursue a daily study, when you tend
to ignore or disregard Gods plan and will for yourself, for humanity, for
history, for anything or everything, then you are a transgressor. Obviously committing sins, crimes, and such
are transgressions. But more serious
transgressions are committed by the vast majority of people who are simply
indifferent toward God, Christ, doctrine, and such.
Marriage is the bringing
together two that belong together, and make the two into one complete and whole
result.
You as a person are
incomplete. Doctrine is the other
marital partner that makes you complete.
Without doctrine, you will
never be complete. Without a daily study
you will never have doctrine.
This leaves you in
disgrace, incomplete, dishonored, and an embarrassment to yourself.
This is the verse that
states the outcome of your behavior when you stand before the Lord at the
Judgment Seat of Christ.
For those who advance in
their spiritual life as they are supposed to, there is completion and great
honor.
For those who do not,
there is great embarrassment.
Which will you be?
