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Our Daily Bread - Tuesday, April 24, 2018
by RBC Ministries

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The Waiting Place

Read: Psalm 70 | Bible in a Year: 2 Samuel 19-20; Luke 18:1-23

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.

Psalm 37:7

"Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night . . . . Everyone is just waiting"â€”or so Dr. Seuss, author of many children's books, says.

So much of life is about waiting, but God is never in a hurryâ€”or so it seems. "God has His hour and delay," suggests an old, reliable saying. Thus we wait.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.
Psalm 37:7

Waiting is hard. We twiddle our thumbs, shuffle our feet, stifle our yawns, heave long sighs, and fret inwardly in frustration. Why must I live with this awkward person, this tedious job, this embarrassing behavior, this health issue that will not go away? Why doesn't God come through?

God's answer: "Wait awhile and see what I will do."

Waiting is one of life's best teachers for in it we learn the virtue of . . . well, waitingâ€”waiting while God works in us and for us. It's in waiting that we develop endurance, the ability to trust God's love and goodness, even when things aren't going our way (Psalm 70:5).

But waiting is not dreary, teeth-clenched resignation. We can "rejoice and be glad in [Him]" while we wait (v. 4). We wait in hope, knowing that God will deliver us in due timeâ€”in this world or in the next. God is never in a hurry, but He's always on time.

Dear Lord, thank You for Your loving presence. Help us to make the most of our waiting through trust in and service for You.

God is with us in our waiting.

By David H. Roper

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