” 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.”
Psalms 27:13 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!
Psalms 42:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation
Psalms 56:3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
2 Corinthians 4:13 Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
Psalms 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
Isaiah 8:17 I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Lamentations 3:26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
1 Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Psalms 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!
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.
Waiting for God is not easy when our culture seems to have instant access, instant supply, instant satisfaction. Faith trusts in God, relies on God, clings to God, and waits for God’s timing, plan, and purpose. What part of trusting God puts time limits on His steadfast love? What part of relying on God puts time limits on His perfect plan for our lives? What part of clinging to Him sets time limits on when God responds? What part of waiting in faith puts time limits on when God will act? Abraham was promised he would be the father of many nations when he was 75 years old and did not see this fulfilled for 25 years. Would we wait 25 years? Abraham was then asked to sacrifice his first born. Though he did not do it because god stopped him, his faith was never wavering in trusting God, clinging to God, relying on God. We do well to wait and trust. God is our hope, strength and peace.