Wait on the LORD: be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 27:14
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 27:14
In my own circle of family, friends and community, there are more people struggling than those who are not. The verse I’m featuring today gives us a way to meet these struggles on a day to day basis.
It is the last verse in Psalm, chapter 27. This chapter is referred to as an Exuberant Declaration of Faith. I’d encourage you to read the entire chapter, it’s not long.
You will find the word WAIT, twice in this verse. The original Hebrew word for wait is gavah, pronounced Ka-va, and means to expect, to look patiently, to tarry, to wait for, wait on, or wait upon.
The Biblical meaning of the word WAIT, seems to be more of an attitude than an action. Waiting is an attitude of patience, which is waiting on the Lord and trusting in him to do what is best for you.
We don’t know how our lives will unfold, but we can decide to trust our future to an all knowing God. For those of us who WAIT on the Lord, our hearts will be strengthened.
Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands. ~ Elisabeth Elliot ~
Our Great Savior J. Wilbur Chapman, 1920 |
Jesus! what a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him.
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my victory wins.Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.
Let me hide myself in Him.
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my victory wins.Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.
Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night overtakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry.
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night overtakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry.
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This post is linked to: Monday's Musings, Word Art Wednesday, Hearts 4 Home, Encourage One Another, Hope in Every Season, Free Pretty Things for You,