Psalm 132

Promises.

I hate breaking promises. One broken promise can have devastating effects for years, even decades. One slip-up or late arrival can leave a subtle yet destructive stain on one's integrity or relationships. I HATE breaking promises.

The Bible, as much as it is a book about waiting, is also a book of promises. After all, waiting and promises are two sides of the same coin. Promises are made and people wait to see if the promise will be fulfilled or not.

Psalm 131, a psalm of journeys, is about fulfilled promises. Returning to the Temple for worship is a bittersweet experience. On the one hand, it means coming to the house of God and is worth celebrating (verses 7-9). On the other hand, it means that the great Day of the Lord has not occurred yet and the people are still waiting for their champion to eliminate the need for sacrifice (verses 11-12).

In the meantime, living in the time of waiting and in the time where the promise has been fulfilled, we would do well to meditate on the closing verses of this psalm. While things may change and we wait for things to change further still, we remember the abiding presence of God is constant and irrevocable (verse 14) and that God is the source of all good blessings (verse 15) and most importantly, that the Son of David in the last two verses has come and will come again!