DEVOTIONAL
Waiting Well
Waiting can be hard.
Most of us would prefer quick, efficient, and, when possible, instant results and answers.
But waiting is a part of life.
We must wait for seeds to grow into food, for one season to fade into the next, for babies to mature into adults, and for trees to stand tall enough to finally offer shade.
Like it or not, waiting takes patience.
We can wait days, months, years, or even decades for a prayer to be answered, for an overdue apology, for the timing to be right, or for a dream to finally come to pass.
Waiting requires courage.
King David lived nearly 3,000 years ago, but he knew what it meant to wait for God’s timing, to wait to be king, to wait to be rescued from his enemies. He wrote:
“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
Psalms 27:14 NLT
If David thought waiting on God was important enough to write it twice in one verse, we should probably pay attention.
But waiting patiently for the Lord isn’t an excuse to do nothing.
We can proactively wait on God by staying in communication with Him, by looking for His fingerprints in ordinary moments, by reading about His story and His plans in His Word, by worshiping Him no matter what’s happening across the globe, by serving the people both inside and outside of our circles, and by thanking Him for the gifts He’s already given us.
Just because a specific door isn’t opening, or a particular opportunity isn’t available at this moment doesn’t mean that God isn’t moving.
Even when we are waiting—God is working.
Noah spent decades building an ark as he waited for God to do what He’d said. Ruth journeyed with her mother-in-law and worked in the grain fields while trusting in God’s provision after her husband’s death. Joseph stayed faithful in prison for several years before his promotion to second-in-command of Egypt. John trusted God’s ultimate will for his life, and wrote several books of the New Testament while sentenced to exile on the island of Patmos.
So, no matter what you’re facing, you can ask God for patience and trust that He is in control of your future. No matter what uncertainty lies before you, when you rely on the Lord, you can be someone who waits well.
DEVOTIONAL
Waiting Well
Waiting can be hard.
Most of us would prefer quick, efficient, and, when possible, instant results and answers.
But waiting is a part of life.
We must wait for seeds to grow into food, for one season to fade into the next, for babies to mature into adults, and for trees to stand tall enough to finally offer shade.
Like it or not, waiting takes patience.
We can wait days, months, years, or even decades for a prayer to be answered, for an overdue apology, for the timing to be right, or for a dream to finally come to pass.
Waiting requires courage.
King David lived nearly 3,000 years ago, but he knew what it meant to wait for God’s timing, to wait to be king, to wait to be rescued from his enemies. He wrote:
“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
Psalms 27:14 NLT
If David thought waiting on God was important enough to write it twice in one verse, we should probably pay attention.
But waiting patiently for the Lord isn’t an excuse to do nothing.
We can proactively wait on God by staying in communication with Him, by looking for His fingerprints in ordinary moments, by reading about His story and His plans in His Word, by worshiping Him no matter what’s happening across the globe, by serving the people both inside and outside of our circles, and by thanking Him for the gifts He’s already given us.
Just because a specific door isn’t opening, or a particular opportunity isn’t available at this moment doesn’t mean that God isn’t moving.
Even when we are waiting—God is working.
Noah spent decades building an ark as he waited for God to do what He’d said. Ruth journeyed with her mother-in-law and worked in the grain fields while trusting in God’s provision after her husband’s death. Joseph stayed faithful in prison for several years before his promotion to second-in-command of Egypt. John trusted God’s ultimate will for his life, and wrote several books of the New Testament while sentenced to exile on the island of Patmos.
So, no matter what you’re facing, you can ask God for patience and trust that He is in control of your future. No matter what uncertainty lies before you, when you rely on the Lord, you can be someone who waits well.
You may know someone who is very good at what they do and yet they desire to be something else. I know someone who was a talented and successful craftsman he real desire was to be a concert violinist. What stopped him from pursuing his ambition? The world we live in today encourages people to be anyone or anything they WANT to be. The difference is what we want may not be what the Creator desires for us. Isaiah 55:8, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” Being the person we are created to be brings us more joy than being the person we may want to be, we may have a deep appreciation to do something different but true joy comes from being who we are designed to be.
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"Come, see the works of Yahweh, what desolations he hath made in the earth."
Ps 46
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Thought for Today: Tuesday June 27:
I believe that there is in every woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight -- but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
BIBLE STUDY LESSON 02
SERIES T --- THE ADONAI OF LIFE
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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
From Matthew 25
While Yeshua was with His disciples on the Mount of Olives, He told them about the Kingdom of heaven. [We may compare it to a wedding, where ten bridesmaids brought their lamps, preparing to meet the bridegroom by lamplight. Five were foolish young ladies, for they neglected to bring extra oil for their lamps. But five were wise, for they brought the extra oil they would need. The bridegroom did not come for his bride until midnight. While the bridesmaids were waiting, they grew drowsy and fell asleep. Suddenly a shout announced, ‘The bridegroom is coming! Come to meet him!’ The bridesmaids jumped up and trimmed the wicks of their lamps. But the foolish, who had no oil, asked the others to give them some of theirs. ‘If we do, there will not be enough for any of us,’ the wise bridesmaids replied. ‘Go to the dealers and buy some.’ But while the five foolish bridesmaids were away, trying to buy oil at midnight, the other five went into the wedding feast with the bridegroom. Then the door was shut. When the five foolish bridesmaids finally found some oil, they returned and begged to get into the wedding feast. ‘Open up for us!’ they cried. But he simply replied, ‘I do not know you.’ So be prepared for My return, since you do not know when that will be. Another example of this need is the man who prepared to leave for a long journey. He called his slaves and gave each of them some money to invest for him. One slave received five talents, another received two, and another received one. The slave with five talents worked hard and earned five more. The one with two talents also worked hard and earned two more. But the slave with one talent buried it in the ground to hide it. When the master returned, the slave who had received five talents presented ten to him. The master was pleased and said, ‘Good work! You have been good and faithful in your service over a few things; now I will put you in charge of many things. You may have the delight of a better job!’ The slave who had received two talents presented four to his master. ‘Good work!’ the master told him. ‘You have been good and faithful in your service over a few things; now I will put you in charge of many things. You may have the delight of a better job!’ Then the slave who had received one talent presented that same talent to the master. ‘You are a hard man, gathering where you did not sow and harvesting where you did not plant. I was afraid of you and buried your talent until you returned. Here it is!’ The master was angry and said, ‘You wicked, lazy slave. You are certainly right that I gather where I do not sow and harvest where I planted no seed. But you should have let the bankers earn some interest for me if you did not wish to do this yourself.’ The master ordered those nearby to take the talent from this man and give it to the one with ten talents. He explained it this way, ‘Those who use their talents wisely will receive more, while those who fail to use them will lose them. Throw the worthless slave outside, with those who sorrow and suffer.’ When I, Yeshua, shall return in My glory, and the angels come with Me, I will sit on My glorious throne. All nations will be gathered before Me and I will separate them as a shepherd separates sheep and goats, with sheep on the right side and goats on the left. I, the King, will say to My sheep on the right, ‘Come, you whom the Father has blessed, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. When I was hungry, you fed Me; when I was thirsty, you gave Me drink; when I was a stranger, you invited Me in; naked, you clothed Me; sick, you visited Me; in prison, you came to see Me.’ The righteous will answer, ‘When did we see You hungry, and fed You; thirsty, and gave You drink; a stranger, and invited You in; naked, and clothed You; sick or in prison, and visited You?’ Then I, the King, will answer, ‘When you did these things to one of My brothers, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ In the same way, I, the King, will tell those on My left, ‘Go away from Me, you cursed ones, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his evil helpers. When I was hungry, you would not feed Me; when I was thirsty, you would not give Me drink; when I was a stranger, you would not invite Me in; naked, you would not clothe Me; sick or in prison, and you would not visit Me.’ These will answer, ‘Adonai, when did we see You hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, sick or in prison and did not help You?’ Then I will tell them, ‘When you saw the least of these My brothers with these needs and would not help them.’ These shall go away into eternal punishment, while the righteous shall go into everlasting life.]
COMMENTARY
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
Today the western slope of the Mount of Olives is dotted with memorials to many Biblical people and events. Centuries of history are represented by the tombs and churches that mark the hillside. Several important events in the life of Moshiach took place on the Mount of Olives. From this hilltop He ascended into heaven. The exact location is not known, so there are two memorials to His ascension. The Russian Bell Tower and the Chapel of the Ascension on the crest of the hill. The Pater Noster Church is also on the crest, built on a traditional spot where Yeshua taught His disciples Adonai’s Prayer. To the right of the Pater Noster Church is the Tomb of the Prophets. According to Jewish tradition, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are buried here. The Dominus Flevit Chapel stands farther down the hill. It marks the place where Yeshua stopped to weep over the coming destruction of Jerusalem. The onion-shaped domes of Mary Magdalene Church rise midway down the hill. The church was named after the woman who first saw the risen Adonai. At the base of the Mount of Olives the Garden of Gethsemane grows next to the Basilica of the Agony where Yeshua spent his last night in prayer. The Tomb of Mary, Yeshua’ mother, is at the left of Gethsemane, beside the Jericho Road. On the opposite side of the road, St. Stephen’s Church marks the site of the first death of the martyr following Yeshua.
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