Tag: Wait on the LORD

Have Faith and Wait on The LORD

But when will the LORD reveal Himself and rescue us? This is a good question and one that is likely on the minds of most of us in this world. Here is what we know from God’s Word.

“3For still the vision awaits its appointed time;

it hastens to the end—it will not lie.

If it seems slow, wait for it;

it will surely come; it will not delay.

‘4Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,

but the righteous shall live by his faith.’”

— Habakkuk 2:3-4 (ESV)

The time will come. We have to just have faith and wait for it. So, the question of when is a good one, but a better one to me would be, to me, what righteous actions should I be taking as I wait on the LORD?

I know that the LORD is coming and will rescue us. I know that He will do so in His own time. I have to remember that His timing is perfect and that I am not able to see all that goes into the timing and the rescue. There is so much that I do not know as I can only see that which is in my immediate view. I have to be the one taking action for the LORD and allow Him to work in His time and way to impact me and the rest of the world.

It is my faith in Him that should be leading me, not my questions of Him. I have to approach things knowing that He is in control and that He will prevail in the end. I have to know that I have been saved and that I now have work to do in the arena of spreading the gospel and that is done through the work He has for me. As I do that work, I am waiting on the LORD to complete His work in this world with me and know that when the time is come, I will be rescued from this world.

Waiting does not have to be something that consumes us. Thinking even of my own waiting. When I am working and focused on actions, time seems to fly by. I think back to being asked how much time I spend working on my posts in the mornings. I replied that I spend between 30 minutes and an hour each morning. The thing is, I seem to lose track of time and have to rush through the action of the post as I have spent more time with my reading and writing than I initially gave myself when I began. Due to the work I am doing for the LORD (my study) I lose track of the time passing as I wait on the LORD and am not thinking about when, only on the work.

I have to have faith that the LORD will rescue me. I have to know that my role is to do the work. When those two things go together, I am able to wait on the LORD and His timing in my rescue.

How are you waiting on the LORD? Are you watching the clock and sitting idle? What if you were to dive into the work of the LORD having faith that He will come and when is not the important part?

Wait on God and His Mercy

It is so hard to wait, yet it seems as thought that is all we do in this world. Wait on the bathroom, wait on traffic, wait for the bus, wait on reporting, wait on just about everything. Even with all the waiting in this world, waiting on God is still in the picture. Waiting on His provisions. Waiting on His blessings. And, waiting on His deliverance and mercy.

“16I hear, and my body trembles;

my lips quiver at the sound;

rottenness enters into my bones;

my legs tremble beneath me.

Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble

to come upon people who invade us.”

— Habakkuk 3:16 (ESV)

Here I see that regardless of the fear and anxiety that enters my thoughts, and body, I still wait on the LORD to do what He does, provide, bless, deliver and provide mercy. Habakkuk is in the midst of prayer to God to say it out loud that he will wait on the Him to do what He does as relates to His people.

I believe that it is a key point that Habakkuk is praying/speaking with God as relates to what is desired. I see that he is not shy when it comes to saying it. He says it out loud for the LORD to hear, even though we know that God knows even what is in our hearts and minds without our saying it. Habakkuk is obedient in that he follows the instruction of the LORD even before the instructions are given.

“24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” — Mark 11:24 (ESV)

Habakkuk’s prayer to the LORD opens with his exclaiming what is already known from the LORD and his asking up front and then declaring in verse 16 that even in asking, waiting on the LORD, regardless of how long is the right approach. Yet, the asking is where it all begins.

“2O LORD, I have heard the report of you,

and your work, O LORD, do I fear.

In the midst of the years revive it;

in the midst of the years make it known;

in wrath remember mercy.”

— Habakkuk 3:2 (ESV)

Notice how it is that Habakkuk is asking from the LORD. He is specific, in his request, “remember mercy”, yet he is not demanding the how and specifics from the LORD. Habakkuk simply asks for the LORD to do that which he knows He will do. He does not ask for the LORD to do things this way or that, he asks for Him to do what He does and remember His mercy in the process. And then, he lets the LORD know that regardless of what or when, he will still wait on the LORD.

I have to remember the same in my approach to the LORD and all that I seek from Him. I have to begin by asking (out loud) to let the LORD know my request. I have to request the LORD to do that which He will do in the timing He will do it. And I have to wait on the work of the LORD to be completed and know that His work will result in mercy.

What are you asking for from the LORD? Are you seeking deliverance and telling God how to get it done? What if you were to ask out loud for the LORD to do His work however He will do it and only remember mercy and then wait on the LORD for as long as it takes?