Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Psalms 62:5 (KJV)
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
New Testament terms used in the Old Testament do not mean the same in the Old as in the New.
The word salvation is associated for us with being saved from sin and provided a home in heaven. The Old Testament often speaks of deliverance from a very present danger. God saves us from our sin and rescues us from the devil’s traps.
I want to use this Old Testament passage as representing our salvation from sin. In this Psalm, I find the phrase “from Him” twice.
- The writer ascribes salvation as coming “from Him”
- The writer also ascribes expectation as coming “from Him”
In many respects, these two summarize the Christian experience.
We are,
- Saved from our sins,
- Reconciled to God, and
- Sealed in the Holy Spirit
from God. It is nothing we do. We wait on God for these elements of salvation. Salvation comes “from Him.”
As believers, we then spend the rest of our lives,
- in expectation of His return,
- in anticipation of His finalizing the ages,
- in looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of Jesus
Our expectation is “from Him” in that it is His promise to us and in that we have no influence over the time of His coming.
- We wait because our salvation is from Him
- We wait because our expectation is from Him
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