PSALM 27:14

Wait for the Lord;

    be strong and take heart

    and wait for the Lord.

TO PONDER

The two spies in the Bible story from Joshua 2, this past Sunday had an anxious 3 day wait in the hill country outside of Jericho before it was safe for them to travel back to Joshua and the Israelite encampment. I imagine that whole time could have been spend wondering when the kings men would find them because they had been betrayed by Rahab. But of course, that never happened.

Sometimes it is our fears that rob us of the joy of living in the moment. Sometimes it is the fears of what might be, that make us unable to see what God is doing in the here and now. think of it this way. You have three days to wait, you can wait in confident trust that you are in Gods plan and that he has things covered, or you can wait for three days expecting at any moment to be found by the agents of the king of Jericho.

Either way you have to wait. In one scenario you have peace and courage, in the other you have only anxiety and fear. Waiting and trusting in the Lord is not about simply waiting around doing nothing. Waiting on the Lord is about seeking his presence even in the waiting, especially when it feels like maybe he has abandoned you. Those are the times to seek him and be reminded of his promises to never leave or forsake you.

So wait on the Lord this week. Seek him in all circumstances. May he be your strength and your shield, the rock on which you stand.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, you are my strong tower and refuge my comfort and my defender. Help me to rest in you and wait on you in all circumstances knowing that you plan will work it's way out in your perfect timing. Amen

Today's devotion written by Mathew von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle