Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Promises
John 11:40
When Martha thought it was too late to perform the miracle of the resuscitation of Lazarus, Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” The truth is, Jesus is never too late.
Lamentations 3:22-26
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Waiting (G553)
To wait means to expect fully; to look for. It is tied to endurance. It is the picture of someone who expects something to happen and he earnestly “looks for” it to happen. It is illustrated in the believer who “looks for” and waits for the return of Christ and full redemption; the redemption of our bodies.
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Psalm 37:7
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Isaiah 40:28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God. Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord.
The Promises of God Are Sure
As the Getty’s sing “… I will stand on every promise of your Word.”
Some days the ground on which we stand feels like quicksand. The harder we try the more we sink. The promises of God are sure. By faith and in confidence we stand on God’s promises.
We stand on these promises when everything is going great and when everything around us appears to be shifting sand. Come back often for a promise upon which to stand.