Wait for the Lord;be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:14 NIV)

At one time or another we have all struggled with waiting for the Lord. His timetable isn’t always the same as ours. Faith, however, is the solution to our impatience. King David, who wrote Psalm 27, also wrote Psalm 62. There we read:
One thing God has spoken,
two things have I heard:
that you, O God are strong,
and that you, O Lord are loving.
(vs. 11-12)

The One who is strong enough to do anything, is also filled with love for us. Guided by love, God’s actions are always perfect for us.

So wait. Wait for his timing and his ways. They are always right!

Martin Luther said it this way in a sermon:
We should learn to praise and thank God even though He does not come to our aid when we would like to have Him come. We should accustom ourselves to His way and be patient even though He delays. For it is a trifling achievement to praise and thank Him for giving what we desire and allowing matters to go as want them to go. But real praising and thanking must be done by being still, holding on, and patiently waiting for His help; for the nature of God is such that He does not permit us to determine the person, the time, and the place, the what, the when and the how, of his giving. (What Luther Says, p. 629)

 

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