I Will Wait for You

Teachers

Clint Davison Preacher

Richard Sutton Preacher

DA

Dan Allegood

Lesson Summary

The class began by recalling Hannah’s painful wait for a child in 1 Samuel 1, illustrating how a deep, honest cry to God emerges from the “depths” of anguish. The teacher then linked Hannah’s story to David’s perseverance in Psalm 27, especially verse 14, where David urges believers to wait for the Lord with strength and courage. The core of the lesson centered on Psalm 130, a psalm of ascent that opens with a raw plea: “Out of the depths I call to you, Lord… let your ears be attentive to my cry for help.” The instructor explained that authentic waiting begins with a heartfelt cry for mercy, acknowledging our inability to resolve our troubles on our own. From there, the discussion moved to modern examples of waiting—appointments, traffic, lines at a theme park—to highlight that waiting permeates daily life. The teacher emphasized that waiting is not defined by our despair but by hope in God’s character, using Jonah’s prayer from the belly of a fish as a parallel example of divine rescue. The session concluded with a call to embrace waiting as an active, hopeful posture, trusting that God’s love is deeper than any pit we may fall into.

Key Scriptures