Waiting on the Lord

In Episode 2 we discuss waiting on the Lord.  From the Psalms to the letters to the early Church, Scripture tells us many times to wait on the Lord, even to wait patiently on Him.  And that is hard to do! 

But waiting on the Lord means just that.  Waiting. Pausing. We come to understand that our timeline and his are not in sync.  And so, more often than not, we have to wait.  A day to God might last months or even years to us.  God doesn’t talk to us about tomorrow, not in the literal or figurative sense.   

No, God talks to us about today, because He does not want us to be consumed with future events.  He wants us present in the Now.  He only gives us one day at a time, and that’s all we should concern ourselves with.  He wants us to wait on him. Literally. Like, pull up a bench, sit down and chill for a while.  Wait upon the Lord.  In his time he will answer us.  In the meantime he will give us what we need.  He will renew our strength so that we can wait a little longer.  He will fortify us for the race so that running from one meeting to the next, from one appointment to the next will not tire us out.  It will not zap us of our will to keep running. We will run and not grow weary.  We will walk and not be faint. We hear the words of Isaiah as if they are whispered on a wind. “Wait upon the Lord.” And instantly we know that we can wait. We can be still and know that He is God.