The Saturday Morning Post – Wait Thou Only Upon God

Today’s Reading – Psalms 58 – 64 (Click on the references to listen to the audio – Click here to view the passage from Blue Letter Bible)

(Second Milers also read – Revelation 7 – 9; Psalms 131 – 135; Proverbs 27)

Read the “0627 Evening and Morning” devotion for today, by the late Charles Haddon Spurgeon

(Psalm 62:1-8) To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. (2) He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (3) How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. (4) They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. (5) My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. (6) He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. (7) In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. (8) Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Good morning. Praise the LORD, I have been pretty much pain-free since June 11, 2026. Or at least I have not had to take any pain medication since then.

Everything started before November 6, 2025. I had noticed small spots of blood on my undershirt. The next day the spots appeared as one big spot, the size of a quarter. And this happened the next day also. I had an idea what that meant. My doctor sent me to a specialist. The result was cancer in the left breast. I think it is either 1 out of 10 or 100 men get breast cancer. She said it was in my father’s genes. So on November 6,2025, I had both breasts removed. I did not need to get radiation, only chemo.

They had to give me needles in my right arm: they could not use the side (left) where the cancer had been.

I found out also that if your blood sugar was high (I am a type 2 diabetic) then you could not get chemo. Then they would role you across the street to the hospital to get your glucose level down.

The real pain started sometime between the second and third time. My catheter clogged up. I was not getting any urin to my Fully bag. I went to the emergency room. Now I must ell you that catheters come in different sizes: I had been wearing a size 14. At the ER, they found that it had clogged. They decided that I needed a larger one: an18. Now four sizes does not sound like much, but when the technician jammed, and crammed it in, I knew it was too big. I believe it may be the same pain and torment that those in Hell feel. You men out there who had a catheter put in can probably back me up on this. I found some pain relief in the pain killers, and Tylenal I was taking.

I cried out to the Lord for help with the pain. Relief finally came when I went for another test. During the test, I asked hem to replace the #18 catheter with the #14. It was so much better. That was on June 11, 2026.

Now who can I blame for all my pain? Could I blame the LORD for His slow reponce? No, His timing is perfect. Could I blame the doctors, the technicians, the nurses? No, they were doing the best they could. Who could I blame? Me? I was the one who let my diabetes get out of control.

It was me n this case. But what if it was someone taking care of me in the hospital? You may be in a different situation…

1) Have you been hurt? Go to God first.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” (Psalm 62:5-8)

2) Have you hurt someone? It would be best if you went to that person to get things right before God hears their weeping and has to correct your hardheartedness. We could have a little more heaven on earth. David wrote…

“A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.” (Psalm 133)

I have a decision to make soon. Please pray for me that I make the right one.

Peace.