DELAY

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Key Verses

  • But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay. Psalms 70:5 | NASB
  • And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily. Psalms 69:17 | NKJV

Subtopics

1. Promises

  • Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.” Psalm 50:15 AMP
  • It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. Isaiah 65:24 AMP

2. Examples

  • Psalmist: On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalm 138:3 NASB
  • Samuel: I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. 1 Samuel 12:17-18 BSB
  • Eliezer: Before Eliezer had finished speaking (praying), Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. Genesis 24:15 AMP
  • Hezekiah: Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. 2 Kings 20:2-5 BSB

3. Key

  • And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf? I tell you that He will defend and avenge them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find [this kind of persistent] faith on the earth?” Luke 18:7-8 AMP

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