Times existed when I asked God for something, and it seemed like he ignored my plea, just like David here. Even now, I am asking him to hear me and answer me. By wanting an answer, David and I are saying we want him to grant us what we are asking for.
Sure, I know that he could be saying, “Wait for it,” like Abraham waited twenty-five years. I also understand that he could be saying, “No, you will not be granted what you are asking for.” Yet, like the widow before the unjust judge who neither feared God nor cared about men I am asking again and again. (Luke 18:1-8)
David’s circumstances were perhaps when Absalon’s conspiracy against the king. (2 Samual 15-17) The city is in turmoil. The enemy speaks against David. The wicked stare at him. They revile him in their anger. He calls to God and nothing changes. David remains troubled and distraught.
I am reminded of Jude’s letter, “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” (Jude 1:20-21)
