‘What for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.’ Psalm 27:14
Three instructions but only one repeated. We are asked to wait but most importantly, wait for the Lord. Life always involves periods of waiting, waiting for exam results, medical tests, buses. This is often done impatiently. Our impatience doesn’t change the results, just makes the waiting more difficult. By waiting for the Lord we know our waiting has a point, we are waiting for something that is worthwhile and worth waiting for.
I’m very much a person who likes to get things done. At times I am impatient and like to see things finished and view the finial result. But that is not the way of God. Waiting is a wise non-action.
Hasty actions cause errors and lead us to deviate from God’s chosen way. By asking and waiting for God we are more likely to be doing His will. The Old Testament is full of people, often kings, who acted without thought and made bad decisions with disastrous or us. His way is the only safe way for us. Let us wait for the Lord with patience and anticipation. .