MANAGING YOUR WAIT

“In God we trust—all others pay cash.”

So what then does it mean to wait on (or trust in) the Lord? 

Waiting on another means confidence in the ability of the other.  If you didn’t trust the other to do what needs doing, you would take care of things in your own wisdom and strength, and we all know whose wisdom and strength is far greater than ours.

Whether you wait on the Lord (as trusting in Him) or wait upon the Lord (as in serving Him), you have peace because (when you trust in Him) you rejoice that He’s in control, and when you (serve) Him, you rejoice in the privilege of serving the worthy One.

b(Les)sings

Psalm 62

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
 ²He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
 ³How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
 ⁴They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
 ⁵My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
 ⁶He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
 ⁷In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
 ⁸Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
 ⁹Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
 ¹⁰Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
 ¹¹God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
 ¹²Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.