WAIT

18.   WAIT

SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 40:30-31

MEMORY VERSE: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

Waiting on the Lord is something that a lot of people try to avoid. Why? I guess everybody is looking for a way that does not include waiting. What does it take to wait on the Lord? Waiting on the Lord is seeking the Lord, searching Him out. This might involve fasting but definitely involves praying.

To some people, waiting is so difficult and makes a situation look like there will never be a solution. But this is not so, waiting, I believe, is the period where God builds in a believer, the ability to persevere, it is the time where the believer learns how to hold on to God no matter the conditions around, he learns how to tarry in His presence. It is the time where the strength of the believer is renewed.

The Bible says that those who wait on the Lord will not get tired of running the Christian race. It also says that they will mount up with wings as eagles; this means that they will not struggle to move upward, they will just glide like the eagle and find themselves in the next level. You will not struggle in this life to be great but greatness will attend to you as you wait on the Lord.

The last part says that they will run and not be weary, that is they will not get tired, drained or exhausted as you run this Christian race, it may been difficult but you will not get tired. It also says they will walk and not faint, in our walk with the Lord we will not faint or collapse because the Lord will strengthen us. Even when the youths faint and are weary, those who wait on Him will have their strength renewed even if they are old

All we need to do is to learn how to wait on the Lord. Prayer Point: Teach me how to wait upon You Lord.

-         MRS. TOYIN YEGBEBURU