“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. 26. It is good to wait quietly for deliverance from the Lord. 27. It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.”
I want to share another encouraging text from the unlikely book of :Lamentations. The word from Lamentations this time is about waiting on the Lord. Waiting on the Lord can be difficult, for He does not work within our time frame, but He works within His own time frame. Jeremiah tells us that “the Lord is good to those who wait for Him.” What he means is, along with God being good to us, God is doing good things in our lives while we wait for Him. God’s Spirit is always active in our lives, and He ministers to us through all of the events of our lives and through all of the things that happen in our lives - the good and the bad. The important thing is that we will not realize God’s goodness for us while we wait, if in the process we do not seek Him, and seek His will and way for us. This is the time to seek the Lord, to draw from His wisdom while you wait for the next thing that He is going to do. I have discovered that seeking the Lord while I wait is not a painful process. In fact it is a wonderful process, for while we wait, we learn a lot about our Lord if we will just open our minds and hearts to Him. So, while you are waiting, trust in God, listen to Him, trust Him and know that He only wants the best for you, and that He wants you to see what is best for you as He does. Verse 27 offers the best advice for us while we are waiting: “It is good for a man (or woman) to bear the yoke while he is still young.” I don’t think that I will change the word of God if I shorten this a bit to say: “It is good for a man (or woman) to bear the yoke” whatever stage of life he or she is in. Bearing the yoke is a biblical way of saying that we are to serve God. Oxen are put in the yoke to work. While we are waiting on the Lord, we do not sit idly by and just meditate on what His master plan for us might be. He wants us to be active while we wait. He wants us to serve Him while we wait. Waiting on the Lord does not make us selfish. It does not just lead us to navel-gazing and wondering what’s next for us. While we are waiting, there are expectations that God wants us to fulfill. For example, there are people who need a word from God from us, whether it is a vocal witness or an encouraging word, or act. God wants us to reflect on His part in our lives and on His will in lives, but He does not just call us to quiet reflection. He calls us to reach out to a world in dire need of Him, and share with the world what we know of Him. Take the advice of Jesus: “Look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest.” (John 4:35b) There is so much more that could be shared from this verse, but I trust what I have shared will encourage and strengthen you as you meet the challenges of your life. Amen! Bro. Joe
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Patty Brown
1/7/2017 01:18:10 pm
Always so good to get an enlightening and encouraging message from you, Bro.Joe. Thank you and GOD bless you!
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