Proverbs 20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord (Romans 12:19). You are not God. God does not need you to be going around repaying evil to everyone who does evil to you. Instead, God desires that […]

Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Are you a wise man or are you a fool? Jesus told us that a wise man builds his house upon the rock while the fool builds his house upon the sand. The house in this illustration […]

Proverbs 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
A wedding day is one of the most important days in the life of most young woman. She has been dreaming about this day for as long as she can remember. Her desires to be married […]

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Have you ever seen a young couple in love? All they want to do is be with each other. They can hardly wait until the wedding day so that they can spend the rest of their life […]

Acts 27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
God has a way of encouraging those who seek HIM and are willing to follow HIS direction. Paul was a prisoner aboard a ship bound for Rome when a storm arose that […]

1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long,
Love is patient. A beautiful example of this principle is found in the story of Jacob and Rachel. We are told in scripture that Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. (Genesis 29:20).
We live in […]

Act 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Paul had already been told of God that he was going to preach in Rome. Paul had shared with others that […]

Acts 14:26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
Paul and Barnabas had completed the project in which they were called to do. They were called to go out and preach the gospel and upon the completion of this project, they […]

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Waiting is never easy, but in this verse we see that not only are we supposed to wait, but that we are to do so quietly. What does it mean to quietly wait? How does one […]

Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
The words wait and seeking do not seem like they belong in the same passage. A very quick glance at this passage would cause one to scratch their head and wonder what this verse means. Wait typically means […]

Psalms 130:6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
In this Psalm we see the Psalmist calling out to God for mercy. He is calling out to God for mercy because he realizes that he has sinned and fallen […]

Psalms 37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shall see it.
Do you desire God to do great things through you? In order to receive the blessing of God exalting you to do great things for HIM, HE […]

Psalms 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
When you wait, God desires that you do so patiently. There are two ways to wait; you can do it your way or God’s way. […]

James 5:7-8 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
There is a time […]

Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
We live in a society that wants everything and we want it now. However, God has a different plan for your life. God desires that HIS children learn patience. God says that it is good for you to […]

James 1:3-4 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
God promised to this world a Savior. However, God did not send HIS Only Son the minute HE first promised to mankind a Redeemer. Instead, God tried the […]

Psalms 105:8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
As you study scripture, you learn the importance of keeping your oaths to God. God requires that you keep your oaths to HIM because HE will fulfill HIS promises to you. God is faithful; HE will fulfill that […]

Psalms 104:27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
The Psalmist is speaking about how glorious the work of God is. God in HIS wisdom created the “great and wide sea”. God placed in the sea a leviathan. While the leviathan is great, it still must wait on […]

Psalms 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
In this Psalm, David acknowledges that he waits upon God for God is his rock, salvation, and defense. David does not say it once, but twice he verbalizes his commitment to wait upon God. David understood the […]

Psalms 59:9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.
Patience probably is not easy for you. You understand that scripture tells you to wait on the Lord, but at times, waiting does not seem natural. It does not matter what it is, once you have learned […]

Psalms 57:1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
You can say that you trust in the Lord, but does your actions demonstrate that you trust the […]

Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
God is able to do the impossible. If HE could make the entire world out of just the spoken word, then there is nothing that HE cannot do for you. God is […]

Psalms 38:15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O LORD my God.
Where is your expectation? Do you rely upon your own strength or do you rely upon God? It is much easier to rely upon your own strength because you are then able to do what you want when you […]

Psalms 33:20-21 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Who is in charge of your life? Are you in charge or have you turned your life to the direction of God? God is your protection; […]

Psalms 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name�s sake.

God is willing to restore you, but the real question today is whether you are willing to be restored? You have sinned and fallen short of HIS perfect will for your life but God is ready to bring you back into HIS� arms. Are you willing to wait on HIM? Are you willing to follow HIS� leading?

You are like a sheep and the Lord is your shepherd. If you desire to not lack provision, than you must be willing to lie down in the place that the Lord has put you. If you desire the Lord to restore you, than you must be willing to follow HIS� leading. You do not have to choose to follow the Good Shepherd. Instead you can be like the lost sheep that went astray. However, the Good Shepherd will be looking for you and will be willing to restore you if you will but be willing to follow HIM.

Acts 19:10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

Paul had felt led of the Lord to preach the good news in Asia but the Lord stopped him. Paul understood correctly that it was God�s will to preach in Asia, but he was also careful to ensure that he did God�s will in God�s timing. When God finally released Paul to preach in Asia, over the course of two years, all the Jews and Greeks heard the message God had placed on Paul�s heart.

Paul�s message began with twelve men who had received the baptism of John but had not received the Holy Ghost. From here Paul started teaching in the synagogue and then teaching daily in a school. God gave Paul the ability to heal the sick and cast out devils so then the people started coming to Paul in order to be healed. God opened up the doors for Paul to share the gospel with all of Asia and Paul did not have to travel.

Genesis 21:3-4 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

It has been a year since God�s last recorded conversation with Abraham and it had been ten years since God made a covenant with Abraham. When God made a covenant with Abraham, he told Abraham that, Sarah�s son should be called Isaac. In addition, a part of the covenant between Abraham and God was that all of his seed was to be circumcised on the eighth day. Ten years after God made a covenant with Abraham and left specific direction for Abraham to follow, Abraham demonstrated his faith by obeying.

Genesis 16:2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Abraham may have been the father of faith, but he was still a man who fell short of the perfect will of God. Four times God came to Abraham and told Abraham that he was going to be a father of a great nation. Abraham had received the word of God and he believed. On the fourth occasion when God renewed HIS promise to Abraham, Abraham even asked God to prove the promise and God did. Nonetheless, Abraham was overwhelmed by the impossibility of God�s promise and as such, he found a way that he could make the promises of God happen in his own timing.

Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, and thy exceeding great reward.

God came to Abraham a fourth time to remind Abraham that he is going to be a father of a great nation and that his children were going to inherit the land. However, this time, Abraham did not simply hear the words of God, but he questioned God�s promises because he had no children. Abraham asked if his servant Eliezer was to be his heir since he was born of his house. However, God rejected Abraham�s solution to the impossible situation that Sarah could not conceive and said that Abraham would have numerous decedents and that they would inherit the promise land.

James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Joy! Count it all joy! How am I supposed to be cheerful, have a calm delight, and have gladness in my life when I face temptation? God don�t you think that you are being a little demanding to insist that I face my trials with joy?

God gave you a commandment in how you are to live your life. However, HE followed it up with an explanation. God desires that we learn to have a calm delight in HIM as we go through temptations. The reason we are to be cheerful when we go through adversity is because we know that God is working through us. We are able to have gladness because this trial that is before us will enable us to learn patience.