Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net
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From: "Apostle Tom" <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:58:51 -0600
To: pressingon@hotmail.com
Subject: Morning Manna (Oct. 31); BP: Is. 40; RBTTY: Titus 1; Jer. 22-23
October 31 “On Waiting Upon the Lord”
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall
mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary—and they
shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
Sometimes being “the voice of him that cries in the wilderness” is a
wearisome calling; but “waiting upon Him” will bring both rest and renewal.
Hearing and heeding God’s call is life’s noblest endeavor. Instead of
pursuing those things that will not pass through the Refiner’s fires of
eternity, we commit ourselves in consecrated service to the One with
nail-scars in His hands.
Does that mean we’ll not meet with difficulties and discouragement?
No, it means we’ll more times than not find ourselves battling these more
than others who do not follow Christ. Why is that? Because our three
external enemies (the world, the flesh and the devil) will constantly be
warring against our mind, will and emotions.
Likewise, at times we’ll grow “weary in well-doing” (Gal. 6:9) when
others turn a deaf ear to us or actively oppose us. The temptation to
“wrestle with flesh-and-blood” is always there; yet, we must not yield to
these fleshly desires—for the Lord Jesus Himself said, “If you live by the
sword, you’ll also die by the sword” (Mt. 26:52).
That’s why we must “wait upon the Lord.” The Hebrew word “qavah” is
used here for “wait” and also means “to bind together, collect, expect,
gather together, patiently tarry, etc.” And, when we couple it with “upon
the Lord” it means to refrain from running ahead of Him or lag behind Him.
This is why Jehoshaphat said “We have no might against this great company
that comes against us; neither know we what to do—but our eyes are upon You”
(II Chron. 20:12).
As we “wait upon the Lord,” we must do so in hope (Ps. 130). It’s not
a matter of whether or not the Lord will come to aid us; He will—for He has
promised and He is faithful (Ps. 40:1-4; Lam. 3:21-23).
And, this same God “gives power (Heb. ‘koach’—‘to be firm, vigor, force,
substance, etc.’) to the faint (Heb. ‘ya ‘eph’—‘fatigued, exhausted, weary,
etc.’) and to those who have no might he increases strength” (v.29).
Likewise, He “shall renew their strength, causing them to mount up with
wings as eagles. . .run and not be weary (Heb. ‘yaga’—‘to gasp, to tire, be
exhausted, etc.’). . .walk and not faint (Heb. ‘ya ‘aph’—‘to tire as if from
wearisome flight, cause to fly away, to weary one’s self, etc.’).”
Oh, dear Pilgrim, isn’t this a glorious promise? Doesn’t it thrill
your heart to know that you are not alone in the “fray of faith” when it
seems like the whole world is against you and no one understands? Always
remember that the Lord Jesus Himself “was tempted in every way as we, yet
without sin” (Heb. 4:14-16). And, even in the midst of His excruciating
pain and shame, He knew He was in the Father’s perfect will and would be
given the victory when fear and forsakenness were crowding in on Him (Mt.
27:46; Lk. 23:46). May we remember and rest in this today as we “wait upon
the Lord.”
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