wed the 22nd

Psalms 37: ⁷ Be still before the LORD  and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

 

Be still before the Lord, wait for Him…..boy that is a tough one. I do not like waiting on my wife, my daughters, my co-workers, red lights, traffic, matter of fact I can’t think of many things I do like to wait on. But wait we must! It was 500 years from the time the last Old Testament book was written until the coming of Christ. That is some patient waiting! 500 years, of greed ruling the day, wicked schemes running at full speed…..500 years waiting on the Lord…..and the wait was well worth it! Christ came into the world, the people had waited and waited, and God changed not just each individual life but the entire world. I think of the magi when they got to the meager stable. I can hear them now “Finally!!, we have waited for the savior, and here He is.” “all of the evil in the world, all of the wrongs, all of the wickedness has been leading to this very moment” We too have to wait, we too have seen many wicked schemes carried out, many successful people lifted high because of their deceitfulness. We are reminded here to be still before the Lord, or as the KJV reads “rest in the Lord” The worldly might get their riches now, however those riches will fade, and rot, just as their lives will fade and end in death. We live in the devil’s playground, not the land of the Lord. Wait patiently for the Lord, this life is simply the precursor, the beginning, the prelude to a life of eternal peace, and love. We do not have to wait 500 years for the Lord to intervene in our lives, He does that daily. We do not have to wait 500 years for Christ to give us the protection, and the direction we need, we only have to wait the length of time to pray. The Savior is among us, giving more than we deserve, and more than we can return. Now we only have to wait for His light to cast away the shadows, and we only have to wait one lifetime to enter His eternal rest. Rely on the Lord. The world waited 500 years between the last promise, and the promise becoming a reality, I believe we can each muster the patience of one lifetime. Live a patient life with the Lord in your heart today, and prepare to spend eternity beyond contentment.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

<((((><

 

www.thenewcovenantchurch.com

 

www.theworkweekwithchrist.blogspot.com