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Wait

 

“Adonai is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.  Adonai is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him.  It is good to WAIT QUIETLY for the salvation of Adonai.” (Lam 3:24-26 TLV, emphasis mine)

 

We presently live in what has often been referred to as a ‘microwave society’.  Most everything is accomplished at speeds we do not try to measure; we complain when our computers run slow, and signal is poor (or non-existent) for our cell phones.  Microwave meals come in all shapes, sizes and flavors, all of which are ready for your fork in significantly reduced time compared to what it would take to cook a meal from scratch. 

However, Abba Father, the Elohim who created not only us frail humans, but the world we live in, is NOT on our timetable, and never will be.  He cannot be coerced or manipulated into operating on our schedule.  All too often we forget who holds the reins of the universe in His hands … (see Ps 24:1)

One of the ways Noah Webster defines ‘wait’ is to “To rest in expectation and patience.[1]”  And this definition is in direct opposition to the way we currently live our lives – in the fast lane – yet can be found within various fruit of the Ruach (Gal 5:22-23). Can we have self-control without learning how to wait?  And what of patience – there is a lot of waiting involved while this fruit is being developed in our lives.

We wait on Him, Adonai our Elohim, the One who was, who is, and who is to come (Rev 1:8).  To demand that He answer us immediately, yesterday, and in a way that WE expect is nothing but arrogance and pride, and stinks in the nostrils of our Elohim (Isa 64:6).  Where are the times of seeking His face, not His hand?  Of listening for His heartbeat, instead of hearing our own voices, reciting our ‘wish’ lists? 

 

“But as for me, I will look to Adonai, I will WAIT for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.”  (Mic 7:7 CJB, emphasis mine) 

“…but they who WAIT for Adonai will renew their strength. They will soar up with wings as eagles. They will run, and not grow weary. They will walk, and not be faint.” (Isa 40:31 TLV, emphasis mine)

 

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[1] American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828