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  “ I had fainted, Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD .” Psalm 27 : 13 - 14 KJV Those who fall under the weight of depression, despondency, and discouragement are often defenceless; they underestimate the seriousness of the disturbing weights until they get themselves crushed under the rubbles. When the scriptures admonish believers to avoid ignorance of the devices of the enemy, it is because the enemy often explores believers’ weaknesses on effective management of their wait weights. While the psalmist struggles with his different options of waiting on self-management, societal influences, carnal manipulation, etc, he faints until divine strength came to the rescue. All wait weights on life’s issues, including financial difficulties, marital challenges, social disorderliness, etc, are handled in the place of prayer and meditation on s...

  “ I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalms 27 : 13 - 14 NKJV One can only imagine the devastation in the psalmist’s reflections on the goodness of men, until “ unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living” reverberated. For example, what can anyone say about the goodness of Joab, the over-zealous commander of David’s army? In spite of Joab’s loyalty and dedication to David from his days of wandering in the wilderness to the moment of triumph on the throne, the goodness of Joab often create panic attacks and a betrayal of divine counsel, up to the outcry “ What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should be adversaries to me today? Shall any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?” ( II Samu...

  ” I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. “ Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ In Christ’s emphasis elsewhere on the distinctiveness of the goodness of the Lord, He responded to the young man “ Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God ” (Mark‬ ‭10‬:‭18‬). Therefore, when the psalmist expressed his hopelessness with the best of the supposed goodness from man, it would sometimes be safely captured as goriness. Even today, the supposed goodness from a man can cause heartache, depression, and sometimes, suicide tendencies. Whereas, the goodness of God invites every fainting heart into the benevolence of His peaceful pavilion. The comer must have sufficient faith in God’s goodness; and be willing to let go of any trust in the corruptible goodness of man. Unfortunately, it is this requisite step of faith that blocks access to the pavilion of God’s goodness and peace. For example, when Christ asked t...

   “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Reflecting on the diverse emotional outbursts of many respected political and religious leaders over the reported irregularities in last weekend’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria, I can see the uprising of sincere hearts ready to claim back the land from greed, wickedness, and all forms of oppression. Obviously, the land that is filled with greed and corruption is a land of the dead; and a delayed hope in any upright heart would make the heart sick, if grace for a wise wait is depleted. But believers who can sustain waiting upon the Lord will not lose hearts over any height of disappointment in this wicked worldly system. Rather than focusing on the present greed in the land, hearts on a wise wait believes...