Isaiah 26:1-6 / Matthew 7:21, 24-27
In our modern fast-paced world, to have to wait is considered a waste of time or unproductive time.
So, the solution to waiting time is to have instant products and instant responses.
With that, the waiting time is reduced to seconds or minutes.
but when the waiting time is increased to hours, or days, or weeks, or months, then we will get flustered, frustrated and irritated.
But for the people of God in the Old Testament, they had waited and waited for the coming of the Messiah.
They had to dig deep into their hope that the promise of God to send the Messiah will be fulfilled.
So, the 1st reading urges the people to keep the hope alive with these words: Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is an everlasting Rock.
Jesus is that everlasting Rock that came down from heaven to give us hope.
As we face the struggles and troubles of life, we pray and wait for God’s saving help.
When we build our faith in Jesus the Rock of our salvation, we will not wait in vain.