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THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD Rev. David Whittaker, Washington State They That Wait Upon The Lord, SHALL, renew their strength. They shall run, and not be weary; they
shall walk and not faint. The chorus ends with "Teach me Lord, teach me Lord…to wait". We as humans don't like to
wait. Most will readily admit that we
have no patience. We want everything
RIGHT NOW! We learned that from our parents, our
grandparents, and our friends. We
learn it from the movies, the news media; we learn it from the schools, so
it's no wonder that we are full of impatience. We Christians have, perhaps,
more difficulty with impatience, and thus, we can't seem to grow
spiritually. Our faith waivers more,
thus we have more trouble believing with our WHOLE heart that God will do ALL
He promises He will do. Did you ever stop to think
that, if we had everything given to us the moment we asked, we would become
so spoiled, that serving the Lord would absolutely be no fun at all. Think
back to when you wanted something right now, you couldn't wait, and if you were
told "NO, Not Now, how mad you got, and tempers you let loose,
so that to avoid embarrassment, you were given in to. I see this everyday in the
supermarket. Do I have difficulty waiting?
Yes, sometimes, but I don't think I ever got angry because the answer
didn't come right now. Many times, when I've had to
wait for an answer, the end result was better, than if I had gotten it the
moment I asked. “If we ask in Jesus
Name, that will He do” -
but I also know, that if I ask selfishly, He probably won't do, or at least
not so quickly. We learn to be better
individuals if we learn patience.
Patience is an art. We cannot
ask someone else to be patient, if we don't demonstrate patience in our own
lives. Let the Holy Spirit do His
work in you, as He sees you are ready for Him to move. It is my belief, that
we already have the answer when, or before we ask. It is the evidence that we have to wait
for. Teach me Lord to wait. We'll all be glad, when we discover how
much we've grown in our walk with God, by learning such a simple lesson. God Bless and Keep you, and grant you the
desires of your heart. I Love You. Rev. Dave |
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