{"id":7367,"date":"2020-11-23T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7367"},"modified":"2022-05-07T13:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T13:43:03","slug":"wait-on-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7367","title":{"rendered":"Wait on the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wait On the LORD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2027%3A13-14&amp;version=NKJV\">\u202d\u202dPsalms\u202c \u202d27:13-14\u202c \u202d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went to get blood work done the other morning. Getting there early is my goal, so I can be on time for work. To my dismay, several others got there ahead of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hate to wait!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, I was going to try and do some writing as I waited, but I find it hard to think when I get frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems 2020 is a year of waiting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have had to wait, while sheltering in place, to be able to eat in a restaurant, attend sporting events and go to the movie theater, just to name a few.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have also been waiting for the end of the of the Corona Virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes it can be discouraging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The psalmist nearly lost heart, but he believed that he &#8220;would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the psalmist urges us to wait on the LORD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also says to &#8220;Be of good courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We could live in fear if we dwell on all the bad things happening around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LORD reminded Joshua: \u201cHave I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dJoshua\u202c \u202d1:9\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, when we wait on the LORD and take courage in Him, He will strengthen our heart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaiah tells us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dIsaiah\u202c \u202d40:31\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember that &#8220;&#8230; The joy of the LORD is your strength.&#8221; Nehemiah 8:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, while we wait on the LORD, continue to pray that the LORD will vanish the Corona Virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep in mind the psalmist&#8217;s hope that he &#8220;would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A better day is coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t be afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will strengthen us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May the joy and peace of God be yours today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait On the LORD \u201cI would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. 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