Those who wait upon the Lord

Those who wait upon the Lord

" Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint!" Isaiah 40:31

How precious has this promise been to the Lord's needy ones from generation to generation! And how constantly have they proved Him to be faithful to His Word! Whenever they have come to Him under a sense of their entire weakness, and have trustfully waited upon Him—He has afforded them fresh supplies of grace, and strengthened them to do what He has given them to perform, or to bear what He has called them to endure.

All true waiting upon the Lord includes three things:
  a sense of need,
  application to Him,
  and expectation from Him.

A sense of need is one of the greatest mercies we can enjoy on this side of Jordan—for it leads us earnestly to apply to the Lord, and we cannot wait upon Him with earnestness and faith, and be sent empty away.

How full of hope and expectancy we should be in all our applications to the Lord! for His resources never fail, and He has engaged to afford us timely supplies—and strength according to our day. "The Lord will give strength unto His people." "Wait upon the Lord," says the psalmist, "be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, upon the Lord."

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