Dear Friends,
Have you ever heard the phrase “God helps those who help themselves”? I’ve always liked that saying. It’s not really from the Bible, per se, but it does resonate with me and how I go about life. It takes a lot of patience and effort for me to simply “wait on the Lord”. Maybe it’s because I drink too much coffee? Whatever the case, waiting is not my general mode of operation. Maybe you’re like me and are more of a “doer” than a “waiter”, but God is often a slow moving, percolating kind of God. You can clearly see this in the stories of the Bible. Really BIG deals usually took years, not days, to fully materialize. In this fast-passed world, do your best to simply “wait on the Lord”. See what He does when we get out of the way and let Him take full control. Peace and Love, Scott
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Waiting, Trusting, And Hoping are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a strong chain. Trusting is the central strand, because it is the response from My children that I desire the most. Waiting and hoping embellish the central strand and strengthen the chain that connects you to Me. Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me. If you mouth the words “I trust You” while anxiously trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow. Hoping is future-directed, connecting you to your inheritance in heaven. However, the benefits of hope fall fully on you in the present.
Because you are Mine, you don’t just pass time in your waiting. You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust, Keep your “antennae” out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My Presence.
John 14:1 1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
Psalm 27:14 14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
Hebrews 6:18-20 18God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. 19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah
