Wait for Him

 Isaiah 63,64; Psalms 107; John 2 

“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him…No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you;…”

Isaiah 64:4, 7

God’s actions on our behalf are connected to our response to God. As God rewards faith, he also uses our circumstances to develop faith within us. As we call on the Lord and lay hold of his promises, we remind the Lord of who he is and what he has done in the past. When we wait on the Lord, we are leaning in with expectancy. This is not the passive resignation of the powerless, but the faith-building activity of faith-filled prayers and hope-filled expectancy in God’s action. Waiting tests, refines, and transforms our heart as we direct our attention off of our circumstances and onto the Lord. 

“Lord Jesus, you are my hope and my eyes are on you, for your glory.”