Wait upon the Lord
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
(Psalm 27:13-14 NIV)
We live in a microwave society. We have instant food, instant information, instant “on demand” shows, instant news and instant communication.
So when we read a scripture that says “wait,” what do we do with that? The Hebrew word used in the passage above means “to look eagerly for.” The word suggests an expectation for something to come. For example, when we wait for the light to turn green, there is an expectation that the light will turn green and if we happen to be running late, that “waiting” is where all of our focus goes.
Here’s an exercise you might want to try. Pray and ask God for his wisdom and wait. Don’t pray, or worship, or sing, or listen to music or even read your Bible— just wait.
See if you can wait for 10 minutes, waiting with eager anticipation for what God will show you. When we wait from the perspective of not having to do “anything” for God, we learn to just “be” with God and not “do” for God.
Prayer
Father, Son and Spirit, show us what it means to “wait upon the Lord.” Show us where we are operating out of a sense of performance rather than belonging. Tune out all the lies and open our hearts to hear only your voice of love. In Jesus’s name we pray, Amen.
Study by Davina Winn
First published on 4 February 2020 in GCI Update Devotionals https://update.gci.org
About the writer:
Davina Winn is an elder in Grace Communion International and is the assistant pastor Hanover, VA, USA.
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