December 27, 2023 THOSE WHO WAIT
Isaiah 40:29-31, 41:10 “He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power, though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” “Do not fear for I am with you; do not anxiously look around you, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Most of us do not like waiting. Yet, in many places in the scriptures we find the admonition to ‘to wait on the Lord.’ Waiting implies trust; if we trust someone fully, we wait for them to do what they said they would do. To wait, also implies dependency; as believers we depend on God to do what only He can do. It is the nature of man to fight for the things he wants, to go after whatever he thinks will be fulfilling or whatever he needs for survival. No matter how strong and determined one may be, they eventually become weary and stumble-and that is because what they are striving for is found only in the Lord. In contrast, those who wait on the Lord, those who trust and depend on God, gain new strength and they do become weary and they do not stumble! Don’t misunderstand; its possible for a believer to not be waiting on the Lord, but to be living according to their own dictates, or what the scripture calls, living according to their flesh. The promises we see in the above scriptures are for those who have a heart to live according to the ways of God and are indeed walking in His ways. This is not saying that we must be perfect; if we are walking in His ways and we in someway do or say something that is wrong, we quickly confess, turn form it, and then continue to walk according to His ways. Living with an attitude of wanting on the Lord brings with it amazing blessings for us: He gives us strength, increases power, we run and do not get tired, and we do not become weary! We do not have to be anxious, worrying what will happen next BECAUSE HE IS OUR GOD. He will surely help us and uphold us. Sounds to good to be true? It’s not; that is who our God is. The key for us is to have our hearts and our minds turned to the Lord-that is our part. Present circumstances may be difficult and we may have desires and dreams that may not have come to fruition, even though we may believe that God gave us these desires. The word for us is to wait on the Lord to move in His own time and in His own way. Waiting on the Lord in no way means we are to be spiritually lazy or indifferent. We are to be about the task that God has put before us-but as we are about doing what we must do, let us be waiting on the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.”
Blessings, Buddy
Isaiah 40:29-31, 41:10 “He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power, though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” “Do not fear for I am with you; do not anxiously look around you, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Most of us do not like waiting. Yet, in many places in the scriptures we find the admonition to ‘to wait on the Lord.’ Waiting implies trust; if we trust someone fully, we wait for them to do what they said they would do. To wait, also implies dependency; as believers we depend on God to do what only He can do. It is the nature of man to fight for the things he wants, to go after whatever he thinks will be fulfilling or whatever he needs for survival. No matter how strong and determined one may be, they eventually become weary and stumble-and that is because what they are striving for is found only in the Lord. In contrast, those who wait on the Lord, those who trust and depend on God, gain new strength and they do become weary and they do not stumble! Don’t misunderstand; its possible for a believer to not be waiting on the Lord, but to be living according to their own dictates, or what the scripture calls, living according to their flesh. The promises we see in the above scriptures are for those who have a heart to live according to the ways of God and are indeed walking in His ways. This is not saying that we must be perfect; if we are walking in His ways and we in someway do or say something that is wrong, we quickly confess, turn form it, and then continue to walk according to His ways. Living with an attitude of wanting on the Lord brings with it amazing blessings for us: He gives us strength, increases power, we run and do not get tired, and we do not become weary! We do not have to be anxious, worrying what will happen next BECAUSE HE IS OUR GOD. He will surely help us and uphold us. Sounds to good to be true? It’s not; that is who our God is. The key for us is to have our hearts and our minds turned to the Lord-that is our part. Present circumstances may be difficult and we may have desires and dreams that may not have come to fruition, even though we may believe that God gave us these desires. The word for us is to wait on the Lord to move in His own time and in His own way. Waiting on the Lord in no way means we are to be spiritually lazy or indifferent. We are to be about the task that God has put before us-but as we are about doing what we must do, let us be waiting on the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.”
Blessings, Buddy
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