“And being fully
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”
Romans 4:21 (KJV)
Imagine this
conversation taking place between God, Abraham and Sarah –
“Abraham and Sarah can
you wait for a child?” asks God.
They reply-
“Of course Lord, 9
months is a small thing to ask considering the joy of that answered prayer”
“No, no, no” God
tells them – “You don’t understand – I am asking you to wait 25 years!”
You get the picture.
Of course Sarah and
Abraham had no idea of the wait they were in for after they received the
promise.
Much would happen in
their lives in those 25 years of waiting.
They waited, they
stumbled, they waited some more.
Sometimes faith simply
requires that you wait!
It is a ‘wait in
confidence’ faith.
It is never a “wait
in vain” when a promise from God anchors that wait.
Abraham was fully persuaded
that God was able to perform what He had promised.
But we can also take
this lesson from Abraham and Sarah’s story –
As you wait, don’t
try to take matters into your own hands.
If God directs in a
particular way then by all means be obedient to that direction but absent of
any additional word from Him, hold fast, trust Him and let Him complete the
work He has promised you.
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