WAIT ON THE LORD – Online Church

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But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 NKJV

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But those who wait for the LORD [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired. Isaiah 40:31 AMP

Joseph, when he was seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. Genesis 37:2 NASB
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” Genesis 41:38-40 ESV
Now Joseph [had been in Egypt thirteen years and] was thirty years old
when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph departed from the
presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt [performing
his duties]. Genesis 41:46 AMP

It took 13 long years from dreams to fulfillment.

“Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. Acts 7:23 NKJV
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. Exodus 3:1-2 NKJV
Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” Exodus 3:10 ESV
Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. Exodus 7:7 AMP

After fleeing from Egypt, it took 40 long years.

The LORD is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him, To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word]. Lamentations 3:25 AMP
Wait on the LORD, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. Psalm 37:34 NKJV
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. Psalm 62:5 NKJV
For from days of old no one has heard, nor has ear perceived, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and acts in behalf of the one who [gladly] waits for Him. Isaiah 64:4 AMP
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. Isaiah 40:31 AMPC

Keep doing all that you can. See below:

David: So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward… When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer…. The three oldest had followed Saul, but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 16:13,21 & 17:14-15 BSB

It is hard to find a passage that says anything about waiting and wasting time by not doing anything.

Until the time that his word [of prophecy regarding his brothers] came true, The word of the LORD tested and refined him. Psalm 105:19 AMP

All the days of my warfare and service I will wait, till my change and release shall come. Job 14:14 AMPC

Read: TIMES

GOD will not have us wait indefinitely

Grain for bread is crushed, Indeed, he does not continue to thresh it forever. Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually damage it, He does not thresh it longer. Isaiah 28:28 NASB
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 NASB

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