Sunday 26 April 2020

Wait

We have only referred to a couple of texts so far in this trilogy of posts; there are many to be found in the Bible on this subject.
To close this brief consideration of the topic here are a few more references — 

I have waited for Thy salvation, O Lord. Genesis 49:18

Yea, let none that wait on Thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause...Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day...Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on Thee. Psalms 25:3,5,21

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalms 27:14

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: He is our help and our shield. Psalms 33:20

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass...For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth...Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. Psalms 37:7,9,34

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Psalms 40:1 

Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. Psalms 52:9

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from Him cometh my salvation...My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him. Psalms 62:1,5

Let not them that wait on Thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek Thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Psalms 69:3,6

These wait all upon Thee; that Thou mayest give them their meat in due season. Psalms 104:27

Our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that He have mercy upon us. Psalms 123:2

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope...My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Psalms 130:5,6

The eyes of all wait upon Thee; and Thou givest them their meat in due season. Psalms 145:15

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and He shall save thee. Proverbs 20:22

And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him. Isaiah 8:17

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. Isaiah 25:9

Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee. Isaiah 26:8

And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for Him. Isaiah 30:18

O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for Thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. Isaiah 33:2

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. Isaiah 40:31

Thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me. Isaiah 49:23

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside Thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him. Isaiah 64:4

We will wait upon Thee: for Thou hast made all these things. Jeremiah 14:22

The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:25,26

Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Daniel 12:12

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. Hosea 12:6

Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Micah 7:7

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3

Therefore wait ye upon Me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey. Zephaniah 3:8

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. Luke 2:25

And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received Him: for they were all waiting for Him. Luke 8:40

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me. Acts 1:4

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 8:23,25

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 1 Corinthians 1:7

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. Galatians 5:5

And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:10

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. James 5:7


Without the accompanying blessing of God but little can be accomplished. We hope you will wait on God, and seek wisdom from above. “Without me,” says Christ, “ye can do nothing.” Lt23 1870

Let us each wait on God, and He will teach us how to work and what work we are best adapted to perform...Look not to man for guidance, but to the God of Israel. 5T 463

Remember that the time spent in waiting on God is not lost. Act ever under the guidance of the Spirit of God. Ms 84, 1897

Christ will bless you abundantly as you wait on Him.