BE DETERMINED TO WAIT
Memorise: If a man dies,
shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my
change come. Job 14:14
There is a waiting period that precedes the
manifestation of great expectations. The gestation period of an African
elephant is the longest of all mammals. It last for about 22 months, which is
almost two calendar years. Contrast this with that of a rat which is just about
20 days. If your expectation is very great, your waiting period may be longer
than that of another man with smaller expectations. Expectation for a great
miracle warrants great patients. It is premature for an elephant to deliver
nine months after pregnancy, whereas it is the joy of any woman to deliver her
baby during that same period. You need to wait for your own appointed time as designed
by God.
To wait for God’s time requires your determination
(Job 14:14). God will come to your aid, but when He does, will he find you
still waiting for him? Jesus promised to return the second time but He wondered
if He would find faith on earth at His return (Luke 18:8). There is a reader of
this devotional, who like Job, has suffered untold losses. You have no idea of
why you are in that situation; neither do you have any idea of how to survive
your present predicament. I am speaking to your life by the word of the Lord
that there will be clarity for all your confusion.
The example of Job teaches a great lesson on patience
in tribulation. Our waiting period in God’s design does not mean that God is
dodging His responsibility towards us as men do. When some people tell you to
wait, it is an indirect way of telling you to forget about your expectation
from them. But when God tells you to wait, He will attend to you. God has a
timetable for each and every one of His children. Wait for His time. The mystery
of God’s appointed time is that it is often not known. All we need to do is
wait for Him; trusting His love for us, His faithfulness to His promises and
His unlimited power to do anything he wants you to handle your waiting, begin
to testify of what He is about to do. This is why I keep telling myself “it is
well with me” because I know He has said “it shall be well with the righteous”.
You may not be privileged to know the times and the seasons when He will
manifest His power in your life; one thing is however certain: He will work in
your life at His own time. The waiting period may be full of tears, but joy
will still come in the morning. Some of those who waited to God in the past did
so with tears in their eyes, but they never stopped waiting for Him, and they
got their expectations.
Prayer Point
Father, teach me patience in
the place of waiting for my change, and deliver my expectations from failure in
Jesus’ Name.
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