Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14 King James Version (KJV)
Wait on the Lord, we hear this a lot in messages and songs but what does it really mean?
To wait means to stay until something happens in the worldly knowledge loosely based on oxford dictionary’s definition, but to wait on the Lord means to stay close to him, obey him in doing all you need to do in this time and in this season, let the fruit grow within you and release all that God has given unto you until he comes or until he brings another course of action your way. We must remember waiting does not just mean laying around waiting and doing nothing.
We wait by being and doing all that he wangs of us within that particular season and obeying God by not moving forward in a direction we have not gotten the instruction on yet.
Waiting on him means letting his way precede yours. His course of action happens seamlessly while when we don’t wait we force actions to happen that end in our detriment.
Remember waiting on God also means being faithful until he comes.
“Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.”
Luke 12:35-40 (KJV)
Let him find us ready whether it is for a particular avenue he wants for us or most importantly for when he returns for us because the days are upon us we are approaching the days where his return will come soon.
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Deuteronomy 31: 8
Don’t be afraid of the times, just be faithful to God, you will be covered and protected by his blood and guardian angels.
Also do not resist his way, it is much better than you wait on him because your own way is less secure.
Prayer: Dear Father give us the patience and endurance to wait on you, when we get discouraged by the world around us help us to remember to take heart because you overcame the world already and we are yours and we are going to be with you. Help us to know we are covered and protected by your blood. Help us not to become OVERWHELMINGLY depressed by the minor things or things we can’t control but help us to see the bigger picture and be all that you want us to be in this time. May we rest upon you. In Jesus name. Amen.
And He said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.
~Exodus 33:14
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustains me.
~Psalm 3:5