10/01/2026
CCO Daily Devotional
Waiting on God Alone
Today’s Passage: Psalm 62
Highlighted Verses:
“My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
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, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah”
— Psalm 62:5–8
There are times when waiting on God is harder than we expected. We may know that He is faithful and believe that He can help, but when the pressure continues or the answer has not come, it can be difficult to simply wait.
Psalm 62 speaks directly into that kind of waiting.
Verses 1–2 and 5–6 are very similar, and that repetition helps us see where the emphasis falls. Again and again, the psalm comes back to waiting for God alone because He is our rock, our salvation, and our refuge.
Waiting on Him does not mean sitting quietly with everything bottled up inside. Verse 8 tells us to trust Him at all times and pour out our hearts before Him. We can bring Him what is troubling us, what we do not understand, and what we wish would change.
When we pour out our hearts to God, we are trusting Him with what is actually weighing on us. We do not have to hide those things in order to wait faithfully.
As the psalm closes, David also warns us about the other places we may be tempted to put our confidence. People, position, money, and whatever else seems secure for the moment cannot give us what God alone can provide. And verse 10 adds that even if riches increase, we should not set our hearts on them either.
So let this psalm remind us today to wait on the Lord alone. As we wait, we can trust Him at all times and pour out our hearts before Him, knowing He is our refuge.
Let’s pray,
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being our rock, our salvation, and our refuge. When waiting is difficult, help us keep our hope in You. Teach us to bring our fears, questions, and burdens honestly before You instead of looking somewhere else for security. Remind us that power and mercy belong to You, and help us trust You while we wait. In Jesus’ name, Amen.