FEBRUARY 27
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say on the Lord (Ps. 27:14).
With many people it is harder to wait than to move on to something else. Rudyard Kipling wrote, "If you can wait and not be tired by waiting." Often waiting is a greater test of strength and faith than the performing of some task.
A Chinese emperor, passing through his dominions, was entertained at a home in which the master, his wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and servants all lived together in perfect harmony. The emperor was profoundly impressed with what he saw, and asked the head of the house what means he used to preserve harmony among such a large number and variety of persons. Taking out his pencil, the old man wrote three words: "Patience, patience, patience!"
Moses waited in the wilderness of Midian 40 years. Paul waited in Arabia for three years. When our Savior went away to heaven, He left His disciples waiting. Even when there was so much to do, a perishing world to be warned, He commanded them to tarry in Jerusalem and "wait for the promise of the Father" (Acts 1:4).
"Wait on the Lord..., and he shall strengthen thine heart." When the heart is strong, it labors and rests, labors and rests. The heart needs calming and cheering. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Prov. 4:23). Is your heart weak? Wait on the Lord--trust Him--"And he shall strengthen thine heart." This is true physically as well as spiritually. Every heartbeat comes from Him. He who pens these lines can say as did God's servant of old, "Wait, I say, on the Lord." And I do say it most earnestly, for I know it is true---"He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let none that wait on thee be ashamed" (Ps. 25:3).
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say on the Lord (Ps. 27:14).
With many people it is harder to wait than to move on to something else. Rudyard Kipling wrote, "If you can wait and not be tired by waiting." Often waiting is a greater test of strength and faith than the performing of some task.
A Chinese emperor, passing through his dominions, was entertained at a home in which the master, his wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and servants all lived together in perfect harmony. The emperor was profoundly impressed with what he saw, and asked the head of the house what means he used to preserve harmony among such a large number and variety of persons. Taking out his pencil, the old man wrote three words: "Patience, patience, patience!"
Moses waited in the wilderness of Midian 40 years. Paul waited in Arabia for three years. When our Savior went away to heaven, He left His disciples waiting. Even when there was so much to do, a perishing world to be warned, He commanded them to tarry in Jerusalem and "wait for the promise of the Father" (Acts 1:4).
"Wait on the Lord..., and he shall strengthen thine heart." When the heart is strong, it labors and rests, labors and rests. The heart needs calming and cheering. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Prov. 4:23). Is your heart weak? Wait on the Lord--trust Him--"And he shall strengthen thine heart." This is true physically as well as spiritually. Every heartbeat comes from Him. He who pens these lines can say as did God's servant of old, "Wait, I say, on the Lord." And I do say it most earnestly, for I know it is true---"He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let none that wait on thee be ashamed" (Ps. 25:3).
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