Scripture “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 In the Waiting Have you noticed how much waiting on God takes trust? Do you trust that God is good even when you don’t understand what He is doing? Do you trust Him to give you what you need? When you’ve been waiting for months, even years, for that one thing, can you still say you trust Him? What if ... Read More about Wait Only Upon God: Day 18

Scripture “The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Psalm 145:14-18 In the Waiting The Lord upholds you. He gives you food in due season. He satisfies the desire of every living ... Read More about Wait Only Upon God: Day 17

Scripture “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.” Psalm 130:5-6 In the Waiting To wait and hope in the Lord like a watchmen watches for the morning? That’s a pretty bold statement. Let’s look for just a moment at what a watchman is and what he does. Watchman: noun, a man employed to look after an empty building, especially at night. Historical definition: a member ... Read More about Wait Only Upon God: Day 16

Scripture “To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens Behold, as the eyes of servant look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.” Psalm 123:1-2 In the Waiting Our eyes look to the Lord until He has mercy upon us. This is tough. The Lord is so merciful, but sometimes what He gives doesn’t feel like mercy to us. This is where we need to have a gospel preaching ... Read More about Wait Only Upon God: Day 15

Scripture “But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.” Psalm 106:13-15 In the Waiting Today’s Scripture is more of a warning that we can use as encouragement to wait on the Lord. Waiting is hard. I would even go so far to say that waiting is one of the hardest things most of us will face. Yet, when we rush ahead of ... Read More about Wait Only Upon God: Day 14