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Monday, December 29, 2014

Monday musings - December 29, 2014

They sound the same, and are closely associated with one another. I’m talking about the words, “Wait” and “weight”. There is a certain “weight” with waiting. Time often weighs heavy on us as we wait. A weight of impatience can pile up as we wait. Waiting carries the weight of delayed response or action; there is something anticipated or expected, and it hasn’t happened yet. But, the increasing weight of faith and strength can be felt and experienced as we wait.

“Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD" (Psalm 27:14)

Waiting gets a bad rap. It’s often associated with inactivity, indecision, and procrastination. Leaders take action; lazy, indecisive people wait. But, our Father doesn’t see it that way. In fact, He places a high priority on waiting; enough so that the Psalmist seeks to impress that fact with repetition - “wait for the LORD”. Notice that he says, “Wait for the LORD”; not the LORD’s answer or response. Too often the weight of our waiting is on results, whereas our Father’s priority is on process. It’s not what we GET that develops strength and a heart of courage; it’s the PROCESS of waiting. It’s a bit like the saying, “The journey is the destination”. 

There is a “destination," so to speak, that qualifies our waiting: “ I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.” (Psalm 27.13) The “land of the living” is undoubtedly a reference to the coming kingdom on earth. Then and there the true goodness of the LORD will be fully seen and experienced. And, were it not for this prospect, there would be little value in waiting now. Indeed; it is this great hope that precedes the admonition to “wait for the LORD”. As hope displaces despair at the prospect of the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living, we truly can be strong, and let our “heart take courage.” 

It’s said that, “Good things come to those who wait”. Absolutely! God’s goodness and kingdom comes to those who wait in expectation, as does strength and courage today. So the weight of waiting is really an increased measure of faith, strength and courage. Now that’s worth waiting for!

Steve

©Steve Taylor, 2014
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