WHY WAIT?
By Rick Mathes
Isaiah 40:31 (NASB77) 31 Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
It is not our style to wait. We are an impatient people largely, I believe, because technology is moving faster than we can process. Everything almost becomes a blur and the good things of life, as God intended, pass us by.
Good things take time to grow. Why do we set up a resistance to slow steady progress? That which is slow to reach fruition is not in a hurry to evaporate so it demonstrates endurance that we see in any animal, plant, fish or human: the strong survive. It may not happen overnight but if you are steadfast in your growth in the Word you will have a joyful experience that lasts for those that are faithful and persevere. Nothing good comes easy. Easy come – easy go!
When we grow at His pace, the Holy Spirit will revive us if we begin to drift from our goal to know Him. Your spiritual strength is not caused by Satan’s steroids. As strong as our sinful second nature is, take time and don’t be rushed to return to your first nature in His image and likeness.
You can plant a seed in good soil, water it, and give it some sunshine and it will grow in its own good time. You can stomp on the ground you can curse it and it will not respond nor grow any quicker. Good things take time. God things take time. Can I get an Amen?
Our new strength, from the Lord, begins where our personal strength leaves off, just beyond our grasp. We rise above our self-imposed level of mediocrity and to His level of excellence. To do that we have to contend with many temptations along the way Satan will put up every obstacle he can everywhere he can to try and stop us. Our downfall is his passion.
It’s time in His time to have victory over flesh and to soak in the Spirit. We must discharge duties of faithful ministry to have a faithful minister be faithful in His distributions of life or a continuum by whatever prism you look at it through, the Lord’s timing ultimately prevails and we become mot equipped to meet and handle the many trials we have during our pilgrimage on planet earth.
PRESS ON!
Rick Mathes 