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Wait Upon the Lord


Psalm 37:9 —
9     For evil men will be cut off, 
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.  

Psalm 123:2 —
2     As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, 
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, 
so our eyes look to the Lord our God, 
till he shows us his mercy.  

Isaiah 30:18 —
18     Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; 
he rises to show you compassion. 
For the Lord is a God of justice. 
Blessed are all who wait for him!  

Isaiah 40:31 —
31     but those who hope in the Lord 
will renew their strength. 
They will soar on wings like eagles; 
they will run and not grow weary, 
they will walk and not be faint.  

Jeremiah 14:22 —
22     Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? 
Do the skies themselves send down showers? 
No, it is you, O Lord our God. 
Therefore our hope is in you, 
for you are the one who does all this.  

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

Psalm 37:34 —
34     Wait for the Lord 
and keep his way. 
He will exalt you to inherit the land; 
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.  

Proverbs 20:22 —
22     Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” 
Wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

There is in genuine faith a buoyancy, a steadfastness of principle, and a fixedness of purpose that neither time nor toil can weaken. "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isa. 40:30, 31.

There are many who long to help others, but they feel that they have no spiritual strength or light to impart. Let them present their petitions at the throne of grace. Plead for the Holy Spirit. God stands back of every promise He has made. With your Bible in your hands say, I have done as Thou hast said. I present Thy promise, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."

We must not only pray in Christ’s name, but by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. This explains what is meant when it is said that the Spirit "maketh intercession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered." Rom. 8:26. Such prayer God delights to answer. When with earnestness and intensity we breathe a prayer in the name of Christ, there is in that very intensity a pledge from God that He is about to answer our prayer "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." Eph. 3:20. (Christ Object Lessons – 147)

 

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Lam. 3:26.

There are precious promises in the Scriptures to those who wait upon the Lord. We all desire an immediate answer to our prayers, and we are tempted to become discouraged if our prayer is not immediately answered. Now my experience has taught me that this is a great mistake. The delay is for our special benefit. Our faith has a chance to be tested to see whether it is true, sincere, or changeable like the waves of the sea. We must bind ourselves upon the altar with the strong cords of faith and love, and let patience have her perfect work. Faith strengthens through continual exercise. (Our High Calling – 134)

 

Our desires and interests should be lost in His will. These experiences that test faith are for our benefit. By them it is made manifest whether our faith is true and sincere, resting on the word of God alone, or whether depending on circumstances, it is uncertain and changeable. Faith is strengthened by exercise. We must let patience have its perfect work, remembering that there are precious promises in the Scriptures for those who wait upon the Lord. (Ministry of Healing – 231)

 

A worker cannot gain success while he hurries through his prayers to God, and rushes away to look after something that he fears may be neglected or forgotten. He takes time to give only a few hurried thoughts to God, that is all. He does not give himself time to think, to pray, to wait upon the Lord for a renewal of spiritual and physical strength. (Lift Him Up – 263)

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