Waiting on the Lord

Learning to Wait

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And Calls us to His Side

"Oh, what’s the use?” 
I ask God while I'm praying
Since you know the way 
That things must be
Then in quiet I listen 
For an answer from 
The one who gave Himself for me

For once He prayed till sweat Flowed like blood drops
Through the night, with sorrows 
He was tossed
Then He surrendered all that 
He had wished for
Our lives to save 
And for our sin’s full cost

And then as dawn 
Had still not fully wakened
On the third day 
Before the sun was bright
The tomb was opened 
So we could see inside that
He is alive 
And calls us to His side!

And Calls Us to His Side by Peter Caligiuri copyright 2022
All rights reserved

But as I rav'd and grew more fierce and wilde - At every word,
Me thoughts I heard one calling, Child! - And I reply'd, My Lord.
George Herbert - excerpt from The Collar

Waiting on the Lord

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But they that wait upon 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! Isaiah 40:31 KJV

Waiting for the Lord is not like waiting for the train. The train might be late, or it might have left early and you missed it! But waiting for the Lord is a sure thing like waiting for Christmas. No matter what happens we know Christmas will definitely come. We wait expectantly and even eagerly sometimes start shopping August!

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God promises that no matter what else happens we can have wings like eagles and the power to run all the way to the end of the race. I don’t know about you but looking ahead to 2021 I need God’s strength more than ever! For those who like the video this please feel free to leave your comments and likes on my YouTube channel. May God bless each of you with His strength and power as you wait on Him!

Wait Courageously

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Have you ever raced over to the motor vehicles department on your lunch hour? Like me you grip the wheel hoping that the line will be short because you have a limited amount of time. Too often we treat waiting on the Lord like the frustratingly slow line ahead of us as we are forced to sit while those in front of us are served. We stare at the floor studying the pattern on the tiles. We wonder if our turn will ever come.

But waiting on God is not like that at all. With God our waiting time is the most productive part of all. In the silent moment He comes to sit along side of us. Like the Samaritan woman at the well we find Jesus there waiting for us. On His lips is the word of life if we will listen for it. In His hands is a cup filled to the brim with living water.

Wait with strong courage because it is especially in the wait that He will speak and strengthen our hearts!