Strength by waiting!

Isaiah 40:31

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.

Let’s start by asking the question here: "When is your time to wait upon the Lord?"

Start of day?

Midday?

End of day?

During  the "night watch?"

How about  "all of the above?"

Let’s look at the way the Scripture above starts: “But they that wait upon the Lord”. Notice that there is no reference to time here. Not beginning of day, nor any specific time of day at all, but only “those that wait.”  We wait by “staying” our minds on Him.

Isaiah 26:3:

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace who’s mind is stayed on thee.”

When our mind is “stayed on thee” we automatically “bring every thought into captivity.”

2 Corinthians 10:5  

“and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;”

When all our thoughts are “obedient to Christ’s” He doesn’t have to “get our attention”, He already “has our attention.” All the time, anytime! To have this function in our hearts makes our hearing “of the we small voice” keener and our moving into “His presence” a natural part of our life. Most of us know that we are always in His presence because “in Him we live and move and have our being”, but whether or not we are aware of that as a focus is another matter. If we are mature enough in Christ our focus is always to “here the Master speaking and do His will.” Thus the “waiting” upon the Lord merely becomes a practice in sensitivity.

Also note that the opposite of waiting is “impatience” which everyone has experienced along with the side effects of “being wrung out”, tired, weary. But waiting “renews our strength,” and mounts us up with wings as eagles.” There by experiencing times of refreshing, revelation, and deliverance.

The more you are filled with His Word, the more you will see His glory set forth in His creation and your waiting will be satisfied by His meeting you where you are, ”always, all ways and any time day or night.” For me this can take place in a “wake up call” during the night, reading/ listening to His Word, hearing a worship song, or just expressing a prayer of thanksgiving as I walk or work. The times of “waiting on the Lord” are as endless as life itself and the sooner we “seek” them the sooner we will be satisfied with “strength.”  Then the rest of the verse can come to past “they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.”

This is the reward of “perfecting the presence of God.”

God bless and keep.

Love

J&E