Psalm 130:5

I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope ~ Psalm 130:5

Waiting on the Lord can be one our most challenging position to take, but it is always the most rewarding! It is said to be the perfect position for a Christian, as it is the position of faith. It is also a position which is against everything that is in our nature, which is what makes it so challenging! We want answers, now! We want resolutions, now! We want to know God is here, in this moment to resolve what our problem is. God, though, is not a puppet at our command, and very often what we have to do is to wait for the answers, or His will, to be made known to us, in His time. And so, we wait for the Lord. We wait in prayer and we bring our petitions to Him on a daily basis. He knows our hearts, and He knows our desires, and in His good time, when it is the perfect time, He will bring about what He has planned for us through our prayer. We patiently search His word, and we wait for Him. And it is in His word where we do find hope. Romans 8:25 says - "But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." And in Isaiah 30:18 - "Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!" We at times forget that we are not the first to wait on the Lord. Many in our Scriptures have gone before us and waited patiently for the Lord to come to their aid. Story after story tells us that He did come, and He did answer. And if you wait, He will come to your aid as well. Trust in Him.
Devotion by Pastor Julia

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