When we have to make a decision, great or small, what are we to do?  I was in that place this week.  Thankfully, I had no one to share the problem with, my answer had to come in the Lord’s guidance.  So, in quietness and prayer, I waited. 
 
Concerning waiting, Scripture has much to say and there are many times we are asked to wait on our most holy God!  Therefore, in the Greeting this week are some of the many verses of Scripture as to ‘Waiting on God’.
 
First, know for certain,
“Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.”  Deuteronomy 7:9
And the New Testament says,
“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”  1 Corinthians 1:9
 
God is Omniscient, He knows all things.  God is Omnipotent, He is all powerful.  God is Omnipresent, He exists everywhere at once.  This is the faithful One we wait before!
 
So we cry out,
“Show me Your ways, O LORD;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.”  Psalm 25:4-5
 
Psalm 27:14,
“Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!  
 
“My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation (hope) is from Him.”  Psalm 62:5
(The parenthesis is a margin note.)
 
In waiting, we look to the Lord.
“Unto You I lift up my eyes,
O You who dwell in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the LORD our God,
Until He has mercy on us.”  Psalm 123:1-2
 
How then do we wait?
With quietness:
“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
It is good that one should hope and wait quietly
For the salvation of the LORD.”  Lamentations 3:25-26
 
With patience:
“I waited patiently for the LORD,;
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry.”  Psalm 40:1
 
With courage (I repeat Psalm 27:14 above, I do so because when you are in a desperate situation you want hurry things up and step out on your own.)  
“Wait (with faith) on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He will strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!”
 
I close with Philippians 4:6-7,
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
 
And Isaiah 26:3 tells us,
“You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts You.”
 
Thank you most holy God for Your strength and courage as we quietly and patiently wait for answered prayer.  Amen