Where is it that you
have ceased waiting upon the LORD?
"And they shall scourge
HIM, and put HIM to death: and the third day HE shall rise
again." We can blame
our lack of faith on HIS lack of presence, but faith was never more
evident than among those who sat at meat with HIM. The very
ones who watched HIM live and die, and then viewed the empty
tomb for themselves, still threw in the towel. JESUS
explained to a tee exactly how things would take place, and even
then had to go retrieve HIS followers who had 'gone baiting',
when they were supposed to be waiting! Why are we so
impatient with GOD when HE is so infinitely patient with us?
"Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and HE shall strengthen
thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
Are you one who marks time for the
ALMIGHTY, insisting HE subscribe to your day planner? Once
we are saved, a huge factor, innate to our new nature, is that
time is no more. Oh sure, we still have our commitments to
keep regarding men, but Heaven holds neither dash nor marathon.
What a sweet escape to sit before HIS Word and consider our pace
as one with HIM. What a refreshment for the soul to walk
with HIM and talk with HIM, and no one is wearing a watch; but
all are at rest in the assurance that HE is always on time.
Eternal life is just that, and given exclusively to we who
believe on CHRIST, that it might be enjoyed
even now while man's clock is winding down.
"But they that
wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount
up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and
they shall walk, and not faint."
The LORD did leave us to go and occupy; all the quotas however,
with their inherent frenzy, are the self imposed rush of
religion, leaving the saint who holds the stopwatch with a
haggard spirit.
"My
soul, wait thou only upon GOD; for my expectation is from HIM."
Our problem is most often
traced to the object of our expectation. If GOD is our
expectation, timeless is that treasure; if our expectation
becomes our god however, it is a most horrible thing to keep up
with. Many a soul have boarded HIS train, and yet ride gawking out the
window, looking for their ship to come in. If all desire,
save the desire for HIM, has died; you can rest secure that HIS
train will run on time all the way to the portals of Glory.
"...
THOU art the GOD of my salvation; on THEE do I wait all the day."