Psalm 37:34 Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree. Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.
Psalm 27:14: “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 25:3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed.
Have you ever experienced a delayed answer to prayer? Well, yes and no. It may have seemed delayed to you, but from God’s perspective it was right on time. If you’re praying about something right now, it’s important to ask God to answer according to the synchronized schedule of His perfect will. J. J. Lynch wrote a poem about this that was often quoted by V. Raymond Edman of Wheaton College: His wisdom is sublime, His heart profoundly kind; God never is before His time, And never is behind.
As we pray faithfully, God answers in His time. So let us learn in prayer to practice Psalm 27:14: “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” Don’t be discouraged. Never stop praying. Keep your eyes on the Timekeeper, not on the timepiece. The Lord will turn delay into deliverance.
Delay does not forget God’s servants nor cause His faithfulness to fail; rather, it fortifies their souls and vindicates His name.
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