Isaiah 40:31
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
The word hebrew for'wait' according to strong's has the meaning of hope in, confident trusting and patient waiting. It has the meaning of becomming one with, 'to twist together as one.'
There is much value in waiting and trusting and hoping and submitting to Christ in our hearts, abiding in Him, making our hearts ready to obey Him through submission. There is much value in silent waiting as well as faith fired petitition, for it is in the place of waiting that we are strengthed by His Holy Spirit, Stilled with His comforts of His presence and taught and instructed and supplied with strength. Waiting is the place where we are supplied with God's power, instruction, readiness and strength for the obedience that is required of us.
He saves us from our impatient actions which cause more trouble than good, as we wait upon Him, we become more like Him, learning the ways of the Bull, to be strengthend in His power and effective in His dynamic working.
Let us pray for a a greater revelation of who God is while we are waiting. Leaning on His heart like the apostle John, we fall more in love with the mighty one and are transformed through relationship with His Spirit, moulding and shaping us to become more like Him.
My sheep hear my voice, is there anything more natural than hearing the voice of the bridegroom as you, His bride take time to hear His voice?
Let Him have full authority and reverence in our hearts, clear out all sin, flesh and Idols and the values of worldiness. Let The Spirit be enthroned within, we shall be filled with His victory!
Lead us not in the way of our vain ideas and imaginations, but put Your breath, Your Spirit and Your living breathing word and your commands be within our heart. Let the thoughts of our hearts honor and please You.
Either the waiting will crush our spirit and dwindle our strength and we will only grow more impatient or it will strengthen us and fill us with power and patience and we will become stronger and stronger, and have our weakness covered by God's power. Either the waiting will kill our impatience and give us deep peace and trust, or our impatience will kill the waiting and short curcuit God's work of patience and trust in us.
Colossians 1:
11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy
God wants to fill us with immesurable power and wisdom according to His wisdom and power, are we willing to receive it through trust, faithful waiting, seeking and prayer?
Let us be precise and immediate in our obedience, doing exactly what the Father shows us in prayer.
I always wondered what the prophets and Abraham did in the desert, the answer is they grew in faith through prayer and waiting. Busy Singaporean can you wait?
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