10/09/2021
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There’s something supernatural in a woman who waits on the Lord. In fact, biblical history has been significantly marked by them:
Sarah, the mother of nations, waited for a child. So did Rebekah, Rachel, Samson’s nameless mother, Hannah, and Elizabeth – all barren women who were pregnant with a promise. While facing a fruitlessness that was beyond their control, the waiting was not a sign of God’s rejection. Rather, it was a sign that God was up to something bigger than what they were asking for. These women waited on God, and they saved nations.
Esther, the queen, waited for deliverance. When faced with the possible annihilation of her people, she fasted before the Lord for three days before she approached the king with a slow and steady strategy. She waited on God, and she made history.
Anna, the prophetess, waited for the Messiah. After losing her husband of only 8 years, she could have pursued to remarry or find other means to make a life for herself. Yet, her ultimate choice was to remain in the temple in anticipation of the Messiah. She waited on God, and she saw Him.
Waiting can feel unproductive, passive, and even weak. However, there is great power in waiting. It actually requires a God-endowed strength to not be moved by pressure or fear, to not go by any timeline other than the one He gives you. Perhaps this is why the fruit of the Spirit is self-control, for waiting requires much of it.
Psalm 33:17-20 says, “A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help.”
Waiting on God requires an active spirit, for waiting on the Lord is not the same as merely giving up on trying. It means stewarding what you can do in that season, as you prayerfully contend for the fruit that your heart longs to see. Do what you can do and allow God to work His miracles. As the Bible can attest, waiting has always been for the chosen ones, the ones called to do things that only God can do.
-By Faith Eury Cho
