February 18, 2011
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While I Wait
Have you ever known something in your spirit? I mean KNOWN. As in God spoke it into your heart. You know that you know that you know God told you. And then?
Waiting.
It happened to Abraham (Abram at the time). God spoke to him in Genesis 15:2-6.
But Abram said, “Lord and King, what can you give me? I still don’t have any children. My servant Eliezer comes from Damascus. When I die, he will get everything I own.” Abram continued, “You haven’t given me any children. So a servant in my house will get everything I own.” Then a message came to Abram from the Lord. He said, “This man will not get what belongs to you. A son will come from your own body. He will get everything you own.” The Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky. Count the stars, if you can.” Then he said to him, “That is how many children you will have.” Abram believed the Lord. The Lord accepted Abram because he believed. So his faith made him right with the Lord.
God spoke and then they waited. Waiting was hard. We read that they even tried to help God by using a surrogate mother to father a child for Abraham. Insteading of helping God they caused much grief and heartache. God had a plan and God carried out his plan. In his own time. Many chapters and years later we read,
The Lord was gracious to Sarah, just as he had said he would be. He did for Sarah what he had promised to do. Sarah became pregnant. She had a son by Abraham when he was old. He was born at the exact time God had promised him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah had by him. Genesis 21:1-3
God wants you to know that he has a plan. He spoke something into your heart and he is bringing it to pass. Wait on Him.
Earlier this week I posted a song from Fireproof called While I'm Waiting.
Comments (1)
i came to your site via two other wonderful sites (grace2be and inanorchard) and just wanted to say that this really spoke to me. i am in a time of waiting..and i do not know what God has for me. But i DO know that he is faithful, but this post reminded me that our time line and God's timeline are often so different, but He will bring us to the places that he promises us...He has a plan for our lives. there is hope in that...even in the midst of waiting.
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