Those Who Wait for the Lord, Part 2

Read Part 1 here.God is big on waiting. Sometimes I wonder why. As I told Him recently one night before falling asleep, “You know, Lord, it would be a whole lot easier to trust You if I knew what was going to happen.”

I wonder if I made Him laugh.

But the response I sensed was, “If you knew what was going to happen, you wouldn’t need to trust Me.”

Touché.

But He does not seem to make His children wait for nothing. Abraham and Sarah waited and waited—but Isaac was finally born, filling their hearts with laughter and joy like they must have never known before. The faithful of Israel waited and waited for hundreds of years for the Messiah, but He came. Today we wait for Him again, we don’t know how much longer, but He will come.

And in other areas of our lives, surely, as we trust Him and keep our eyes on Him and ask Him to act on our behalf, He will come through for us too.

Here’s a sampling of what I got from a search for “wait for the Lord.” May you read and be encouraged, dear friends, however you may be waiting today.

“Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD.” ~Psalm 27:14

“Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.” ~Psalm 33:20

“Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.” ~Psalm 37:7

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.” ~Psalm 40:1

“The LORD favors those who fear Him, those who wait for His lovingkindness.” ~Psalm 147:11

“And it will be said in that day, ‘Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.’” ~Isaiah 25:9

“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.” ~Isaiah 40:31

“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.” ~James 5:7

“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the LORD.” ~Lamentations 3:25-26

“…I am the LORD; those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame.” ~Isaiah 49:23

2 comments on “Those Who Wait for the Lord, Part 2”

Those Who Wait for the Lord, Part 1 | Kiersti Plog says:

October 8, 2014 at 3:55 pm

[…] Read Part 2 here. […]

Mustard Seeds, Yeast, and the Slowness of God | Kiersti Plog says:

October 8, 2014 at 4:09 pm

[…] to be surprised by the new ways He continually manages to work waiting into my life. I’ve even written about it on this blog before. But I’ve been realizing a new aspect of God’s “slowness” lately. Sometimes, waiting […]

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