WAIT ON THE LORD

WORD OF WISDOM
HALT ~ Lame on the feet (Genesis 32:31; Psalm 38:17). To "halt between two opinions" (1 Kings 18:21) is supposed by some to be an expression used in "allusion to birds, which hop from spray to spray, forwards and backwards." The LXX. render the expression "How long go ye lame on both knees?" The Hebrew verb rendered "halt" is used of the irregular dance ("leaped upon") around the altar (ver. 26). It indicates a lame, uncertain gait, going now in one direction, now in another, in the frenzy of wild leaping.

Source: Easton's Bible Dictionary

John 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

Wait on the Lord. Isaiah 30:18 (King James Version) 18 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. Psalm 40 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Psalm 62:5 (King James Version) 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Yes the Word says wait on the Lord. But did He say to sit and do nothing while we wait? Look again at the man beside the pool. What would you have done differently. I believe I would have somehow in those 38 years pulled myself up on the side and at the troubling of the water would have thrown myself into the pool. What about you?

We are to wait on the Lord, but I am not going to wait on somebody which is what this man was doing. He was waiting for someone else to put him in the water. Remember he waited 38 years.

Many of us at times wait on someone to pray for us, to bring to us, to do for us. We are not looking to God, nor are we doing what we can to get what is promised to us. If all you can do is pray, then pray. Pray for yourself, pray for others. I might be here right now, but I am going to do what I can while I am here.

Acts 1: 13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. Acts 2 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Not only did they stay in prayer while they waited they also cast lots to see who would take the place of Judas.

Acts 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. 26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

We are not to just sit and wait on the Lord. Yes miracles do happen, but we all know that we must work for most of the things that come to us from God. It is in working toward those goals that we grow. Don’t waste your life sitting and waiting for God to just move you into a home, go looking, and plan for that move. Plant seed, and get your finances together. If you feel a call to sing in church then practice at home, join the choir. Do not sit in the pew and wait for the Pastor to call you to sing. Whatever you feel led to do then get ready to do it. Don’t sit on the side and wait for somebody else to lift you into the pool. Pull yourself up to the edge and go for it.

God Bless,
rECj/LJG
(to be continued)


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