Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Psalm 40: 1, 2
I waited patiently for the LORD, and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings.
There are important results from waiting for the LORD and not running ahead of Him. First of all, you are not hanging out all by yourself, the LORD and you are in rhythm and step. Next, He turns His ear toward you and pays attention to you need; then he hears and responds to your real need. He brings you up out of the dark quicksand of your circumstances and places you on solid rock. Your path is now well established, you can walk the path with certainty. Those who wait on the LORD, can be confident that they are walking the path of righteousness.
The Rock, which the LORD places you on, is the Rock JESUS. When we are found in Him, nothing can shake us; our anchor holds. The great key is patient waiting. Abraham did not wait for the LORD to move and he had a child by Sarah's handmaiden; that child became the father of the Islamic Nation which hated the Children of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Yes, there are great consequences for not waiting patiently for the LORD. King Saul did not wait patiently for the LORD and lost his Kingdom and his crown. It takes courage to wait.
Tomorrow, we will talk about courage. The courage it takes to wait patiently, with hope and faith alive.
Psalm 40: 1, 2
I waited patiently for the LORD, and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings.
There are important results from waiting for the LORD and not running ahead of Him. First of all, you are not hanging out all by yourself, the LORD and you are in rhythm and step. Next, He turns His ear toward you and pays attention to you need; then he hears and responds to your real need. He brings you up out of the dark quicksand of your circumstances and places you on solid rock. Your path is now well established, you can walk the path with certainty. Those who wait on the LORD, can be confident that they are walking the path of righteousness.
The Rock, which the LORD places you on, is the Rock JESUS. When we are found in Him, nothing can shake us; our anchor holds. The great key is patient waiting. Abraham did not wait for the LORD to move and he had a child by Sarah's handmaiden; that child became the father of the Islamic Nation which hated the Children of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Yes, there are great consequences for not waiting patiently for the LORD. King Saul did not wait patiently for the LORD and lost his Kingdom and his crown. It takes courage to wait.
Tomorrow, we will talk about courage. The courage it takes to wait patiently, with hope and faith alive.
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