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NASB | Isaiah 40:31 Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait for the LORD [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired. [Heb 12:1-3] |
Bible Question: How long do we wait on the lord, and what to do in the lord while waiting, what is active waiting, standing still to see the salvation of the lord and patience is a virtues; what is the meaning of all this? |
Bible Answer: Waiting upon God is to be continuous. So many times the men of God say they will wait, but they do not say how long. It is something they would always do. It is as Job says (14:14) “All the days of my appointed time will I wait”. As you have sensed, waiting does not mean being idle. Abraham’s servant said, “I being in the way, the LORD led me” (Genesis 24:27). There is a sense in which we cannot help but wait on the Lord for the next step, the next breath, the next word, for we can do nothing without him. We remember then that “man’s goings are of the Lord” (Proverbs 20:24). There are times when we are impatient and want to move before the Lord has shown the way. A wise man has said it is OK to move if we are prepared to allow the Lord to steer us. If we want what we do to count, then we will wait continually on him for guidance. The children of Israel were told to stand still and wee the salvation of God. They were in a situation where they were unable to save themselves. The were literally unable to move. They had to wait on God to save them. We also have to wait on him for our salvation, because we cannot save ourselves. Apply that to the moment of salvation, from the penalty of sin. We had to call upon him and wait for him to save us (John 1:12;Jonah 2:9). Thank God that when he sees repentance and faith (Acts 20:21), he answers instantaneously (Acts 17:27). Apply that to present salvation, from the power of sin: We have to wait for that, even in the midst of suffering. We may have to wait a long time before he delivers us from the clutches of Satan (Job 2:6-42-10) or from sinful men (2 Thessalonians 3:2). Apply that to future salvation, from the presence of sin: We have to wait to be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom 8:21). This can be seen as waiting for death (Job 14:14) and resurrection (Job 19:25,26) or as waiting for the return of Christ (1 Thessalonians 1:10). We have to wait for those. Please read Psalm 62. There we will find that waiting is not only for salvation, as mentioned above and there (in Psalm 62: 1,2) but also for vindication (v.2,6) for his promises, the things he has made us to expect (v.5) for strength (v.7, as also Isaiah 40:31). “Trust in him at all times” (v.8). That trusting can be seen as waiting and working at the same time. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest (Ecclesiastes 9:10). Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. You ought to say, "If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that" (James 4:14,15). "Work" and "wait" go well together. |
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