Friday July 10, 2009
WAIT WITH HOPE The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to anyone who seeks help from him. "It is good to continue to hope and wait silently for the LORD to save us. It is good for people to endure burdens when they're young." Lamentations 3:25-27 Jeremiah is repeating words he heard his soul saying. Isn't that interesting? I don't know why I didn't pick up on that yesterday! Awesome! I guess when I went to double check the quotations it came to me - tell me God doesn't speak through the little things. You see, God speaks to us through our soul. Got it? Okay, moving right along... Well, I guess most of us could write a book on waiting. Everyone hates waiting in doctors ' offices, fast food lines, grocery lines, and those kind of things, but the hardest thing for almost everyone I know is waiting on the Lord. Yet, even harder is it for young people to wait for God to open the doors of their future and to submit to discipline. It is much easier - they think - to rebel and have their way. Boy, what a wonderful lesson on waiting. The dictionary's definition of waiting means: to guard, watch, to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation; to remain temporarily undone or neglected; to be, remain, or delay in expectation or anticipation of something. Psalm 130:5-6 says, "I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word. My soul waits for the LORD more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning." Now watchmen are definitely used to waiting. There are few jobs more boring than simply standing guard and waiting for the next shift. How wonderful that God prepares us with such wonderful visuals of waiting on Him. In a sense, I believe God wants us to rest as we wait. Psalm 62:1, 5 proclaims "My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him...Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him." Naturally, those among us who are type "A" personalities have no understanding of this - right? Waiting and resting is the stuff hope comes from. Micah 7:7 combines waiting and hoping, "I will look to the LORD. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me." So, there are times when we need to watch for His hope like children wait and watch for their annual visit from Santa Claus. Yet, we will receive our heart's desires, and even some of our physical desires, when we wait on Him. So for those of you who are like us, your finances are low, there is little sign of any help in sight, take this wonderful promise to heart, "Wait with hope for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the LORD." Psalms 27:14 Father, I praise You this morning for Your patience in working with us. I praise You because You are worthy to be praised. I praise You because You know the beginning from the end and everything in between. I praise You become I know You are working all things together for my good. I praise You because You promise that You inhabit the praise of Your people! Be near me as I wait for Your provision and I rest in joyful expectation of what You will do next in my life. Please forgive me for ever doubting that You care. I know You do Lord. I love You. A Time To Mend O. Addison Gethers e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger? OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
