They That Wait

by Audrea Winbush Lott
EnlightenedPath@comcast.net


Isaiah 30:18
18 And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]! [John 14:3,27; 2 Cor 12:9; Heb 12:2; 1 John 3:16; Rev 3:5.] AMP

Isaiah 40:31
31 But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. [Heb 12:1-3.] AMP


I wonder if you ever realized that God is actually waiting to be gracious towards you. His desire is to bless His children mightily; therefore He makes Himself known through His mercy that He bestows towards us. He lifts HIMSELF up just so He can show us mercy and loving-kindness! We are indeed to be envied by those who are not a part of the body of Christ; we have access to a Heavenly Father that loves us with an everlasting love. Our desire should be to long for a relationship with Him that is incomparable to any relationship we have with any human being. He is to be first place in our lives. We should and look for the victory, favor, love, peace, joy, and unconditional love that only He can offer.

You may be standing in expectation, waiting for something that seemingly is taking forever to manifest. Be encouraged. Know that the breakthrough is breaking through the erroneous picture that the enemy is presenting to you. If you but wait upon the Lord, with all of your hope, faith, and trust in Him, you will be renewed even as you wait. Continue to run the race and walk the path laid out for you, knowing that with every step, rather than tiring, your strength is increasing rather than decreasing. Isn’t that something that only God can promise and then make it happen? Now is not the time to give up. Now is not the time to cave in. Now is not the time to lose sight of your goal, your vision, your destiny. Now is the time to stand firmly on the promises that you have found in the Word of God knowing that He watches over His Word to perform it and that His Word does not return to Him void. Speak the Word as you wait, and watch and see your God show up and show out on your behalf. Remember, He is in expectation just as you are in expectation. He is longing to shower you with Himself.

Prayer: “Father, I am so excited to know that you wait expecting, longing for, and looking to shower me with Your grace and loving-kindness. I commit to wait assured of the fact that my strength is indeed being renewed as I am in expectation of You. Amen"

The Enlightened Path Weekly Nugget
Week of October 25, 2009

They That Wait
by Audrea Winbush Lott

© 2009 Audrea Winbush Lott

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