Wait on the Lord

Many a time we want everything to be instant. Everything is fast in this world. Starting from fast-food to instant-money is fast and now. With our God it may not be fast. He wants us to wait on him with an expectation that He will answer us, act on our behalf and help us. His answer may be yes, no or later. But whatever be the answer it is the best for you.

Wait on the Lord to act. Saul was chasing David with an intention of killing him. David says “I will wait on the Lord”. In Psalm 37:7 David says “I will wait on the Lord to act”. David could have very well arranged for someone to kill Saul or he could have taken any other action against Saul and his soldiers but he left it for the Lord to act on his behalf. We may have ‘enemies’ in our lives. Maybe someone at our workplace is always talking against us, maybe they are blocking your promotion, maybe they are testifying falsely against you, or maybe a classmate is pointing a finger at you or maybe your spouse does not care about you. What do we do? Do we take revenge against then or do we wait on the Lord? Our God will give us the courage we need to face our enemies Psalms 27:14 “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” Let us wait on the Lord to take vengeance. Vengeance is the Lord’s. Joseph waited many years before he became a ruler .God had showed him visions of him ruling over his brothers but it took lots of trials before the visions came true but He waited for the Lord to act. He was living a life true to the Lord. He was a king for more years than he was a slave. See the blessings he received because he waited on the Lord to act.

Wait on the Lord to answer our questions: Whether one is 9 or 90, everyone has questions. In this age we see war, blood, killing, violence, lawlessness and so many kinds of evil in this world. And we have questions as to why all this should happen and if God is not watching. It was no different with Habakkuk. He also questioned God about all the violence and the evil people were doing during His time. And we see that he waited on the Lord for an answer (Habakkuk 2:1). The Lord did show him visions of what He will do to the wicked people. God will reveal His secrets to those who wait on Him. Our God is a God of the past, present and future. He is omniscient. Let’s go to Him with our questions and wait for an answer with expectation.

Wait on the Lord for help. We need God’s help all the time. He is our helper in times of need. Here in Psalm 40:1-4, David is waiting on the Lord for help. God heard his cry. As we read through the verses, we see that David receives four benefits from the Lord, because he waited on the Lord.
A. The Lord pulled him out of the pit.
B. He set him on a rock.
C. He made him secure.
D. And taught him to sing a new song.
When we wait on the Lord He is more that willing to give us much more than we ask for. Waiting on Him does not mean doing what we want to do and just see if the Lord will come to our rescue, but it is to wait completely on Him only. Psalm 130:5 “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in His word I put my trust.” When the Lord gives us a promise, wait for it to happen. Trust him to make it happen in your life. David was ordained as king at the age of 16 but became the king only at 30. He waited for God’s promise to be fulfilled in His life.

Wait for his second coming. As it is said in the word, we are here in this world for a very short time. Our ultimate home as children of God is in heaven. We have to wait for that day, when God will reveal His children. And on that day there is salvation for all who waited for His return. (Hebrews 9:28) Are we afraid of His second coming or are we eagerly waiting for it? If we are afraid we need to check ourselves.

What happens when you wait on the Lord?
Those who wait on the Lord –their strength is renewed (Isaiah 40:31), they are called blessed (Isaiah 30:18), and they will inherit their promised land (Psalm 37:34).