Psalm 5:1-3 - 'God, répondez, s'il vous plaît'

I courted my wife, Carolyn, long distance--before the days of internet and e-mail. And long distance phone calls via land lines was prohibitively expensive most of the time. So we wrote back and forth by snail mail. And every day I would diligently check my mailbox to see if there was a letter from her. How would she respond to the latest letter I'd sent to her?

You've done the same sort of waiting: you email someone, or text them, or leave a voice message. And then you wait. You'll keep busy with other things, but you'll keep checking. And the more important the communication, the higher the expectation to get a response.

Everyone likes the story of David killing the evil giant, Goliath. But the victory came with a two price tags. Goliath's people, the Philistines wanted to kill David. King Saul was jealous of David's popularity. So he, too, was determined to kill David. Guess what David prayed about...

"O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. 2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. 3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly." (Psalm 5:1–3, New Living Translation)

Many of David's request--such as deliverance from enemies--were ongoing. He didn't wait for a "yes" before doing anything else, otherwise he would be stuck in inactivity. But every morning, he renewed his requests. The waiting wasn't just sitting around until God answered. It wasn't inactivity. It was active anticipation.

Lord, we come to you every morning with our requests. Some have been repeated for weeks, months, maybe years. We still wait... expectantly wait... even while we get on with our daily tasks. We keep looking for You to answer our prayers. RSVP, respond if you please. Amen.