“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
–-Psalm 27:14
One instruction which believers are given in God’s Word is TO WAIT ON THE LORD.
Now, man is a being who is normally very concerned with time and does not like to wait: man is impatient.
One evidence of this is repeated in the churches.
From the time this writer first became a Christian, he heard an odd bit of advice from other church-goers.
“Don’t pray for patience or the Good Lord will give it to you!”
This advice was echoed in a recent article.
The 8 most dangerous Christian prayers
The article was particularly unbiblical about patience. A few observations about this particularly noxious bit of antichrist propaganda.
—Patience: Reasons why Christians should pray for Patience
The advice in Psalm 27:14 seems clear enough: wait for the LORD to do His thing. God’s schedule is NOT the same as man’s schedule.
Give the LORD time to work.
BUT, down through the years, Bible commentators seem to make the many verses in God’s Word about ‘waiting on the LORD’ about ANYTHING but patience and waiting.
The Family Bible Notes offers just one example.
Wait on the Lord; by prayer and supplication, and in the use of all the appointed means of grace.
Waiting upon the Lord in the way of his appointment, his people will renew their strength, will mount up on wings as eagles, run and not be weary, walk and not faint.
But the BIble itself seems VERY clear on the matter. Psalm 37 even mentions ‘wait patiently.’
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”
–Psalm 37:7
Yes, man is impatient–but it is said that “Good things come to those who wait.” NOWHERE is that thought illustrated more than in God’s Word. Though that bit of advice is NOT found in the Bible, there are many promises made to those who wait on the LORD.
“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”
–Psalm 37:9
“…and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. “
–Isaiah 39:23
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.”
–Proverbs 20:22
So, if the reader has recently prayed for something (and the reader is not one of the lost),
1 Relax;
2 Take your shoes off;
3 Put your feet up;
4 Wait on the LORD.
All in good time.
On God’s schedule, not man’s.
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.”
–Psalm 123:2
How much does the reader value patience?
It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.
DOES the reader believe he is saved?
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DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: September 14, 2020.]
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