In the Psalms, Proverbs, and many other books of the Bible, we find commands to wait on the Lord” like this one: “Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: Wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14, KJV).
In an ever increasing instant gratuitous world, patience is the last thing people want to put in their microwaves or instant pots! However, patience is not only a virtue it’s also a fruit of God’s Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
Patient, confident trust in the Lord is the central idea of the exhortation to wait on the Lord. The entire Psalm 27 is a prayer to God for help. It beautifully illustrates the meaning of waiting on the Lord. Throughout the psalm’s eloquent lines, David expresses authentic faith and courageous trust in God, based on his confident expectation that the Lord will rescue and save him in his time of trouble.
Simply put, waiting on the Lord requires that we trust God with everything. All of our confidence must be cemented in believing that God will see us through whatever trial, circumstance or valley that we are facing. David expressed great confidence in the Lord, who was his light, salvation, and stronghold (Psalm 27:1–2). His unwavering and dynamic trust dispelled fear and despair: “When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident” (verses 2–3).
The other ways we can wait on the Lord is through the reading of His word and prayer! David said this in Psalm 27:4, “One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in His temple.”
Waiting on the Lord involves the unequivocal confident expectation of a positive result in which we place a great hope. This expectation is based on knowledge of and trust in God. Those who do not know the Lord will not wait on Him; neither will those who fail to trust Him. We must be confident of who God is and what He is capable of doing. Those who wait on the Lord do not lose heart in their prayers: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14).
Let me be the first to admit that I am probably one of the most impatient person you’ll ever meet, but I know that God is working on me in this area. So if you can relate to this message, I invite you to smash the share button and share this message with someone that might be encouraged to know they too are not alone!
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