Waiting on God Strengthens You in the Lord

Waiting on God

Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, My way and my lot are hidden from the Lord, and my right is passed over without regard from my God?

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding.
He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted;
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up

Waiting on God isn’t a matter of sitting still, doing nothing, or emptying your mind to a higher consciousness level. I love the Amplified Bible’s translation of Isaiah 40:31 it defines “wait for the Lord” with “expect, look for, and hope in Him.” Those aren’t passive actions.

We wait for the Lord because we expect Him to answer, we expect Him to be true to His nature, and we expect Him to show Himself true to His word.

• To wait on Him is to wait for Him to speak, knowing He will answer (Jeremiah 33:3).
• To wait on Him is to wait for His presence to be palpable, knowing His presence it what makes the difference between us and all the other people of the earth (Exodus 33:15-16).
• To wait on Him is to wait for His pleasure, knowing He rejoices over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).

Let me explain more about waiting as we move on with the David’s story to learn about Hope.

Remember to hope at the end of the rope you need to strengthen yourself in the Lord through joy and praise, the Word of God, praying in the Spirit, and waiting on Him.