The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
Psalm 37:23-26 NKJV
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.
“The Lordis my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lordis good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
But those who wait on the Lord (Faithful expectancy) 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. NJKV Isaiah 40:31
Waiting is difficult. Sometimes waiting can cause fatigue & frustration. It’s easy to start off strong when it comes to waiting. We have the best intentions, right? Our goal is to keep our eyes on God and let the Holy Spirit, lead, guide, and direct. Somewhere in the middle of the waiting things seem to go sidways. It’s easy to get our eyes off God and our eyes on the circumstance. We begin to question, negotiate, and maybe even complain.
As I look at this scripture, I’m reminded that our waiting can lead to strength renewal instead of exhaustion. Our waiting can actually lead to soaring like the eagle. What we do in our season of waiting matters. We can choose to praise, pray, & read God’s word. This will cause stability so that we won’t be shaken. Frustration and exhaustion don’t have to be part of the waiting.
Dear Heavenly Father- Help us to keep ours eyes firmly fixed on you during the waiting seasons of life. We don’t want to be tossed easily in the wind of frustration and negativity causing us to forget your promises.
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint. NIV Isaiah 40:31
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
:30 seconds- the amount of time it takes to wash your hands, heat a cup of water in the microwave, or plug your cell phone in to charge it. 30 seconds, the amount of time it takes to back up your computer or floss your teeth. 30 seconds- the amount of time until the wheels of a plane were going to meet the ground but instead collided with a helicopter and exploded.
In the whole scope of things 30 seconds is a blink of an eye. 30 seconds seems completely insignificant. Not a lot can happen in 30 seconds. What if the airplane waited an extra 30 seconds before departure? Could that have made a difference between life and death? Would 67 people still be alive if they were stalled on the runway for an extra 30 seconds?
Not one of the 67 people who lost their lives had any idea what was about to happen. Not one of them realized their eternity was about to begin. I can’t help but wonder how their last 30 seconds would have been different had they known it was their last 30 seconds.
Suddenly, 30 seconds seems like an eternity. Maybe a lot more can happen in 30 seconds than we ever dreamed possible. 30 seconds can be time to say I love you, ask forgiveness, or embrace the ones you love.
30 seconds can change the route of our eternity. In 30 seconds, we can confess Jesus as our Lord and Savior. 30 seconds can mean the difference between heaven and hell. Wow! All the sudden, 30 seconds is an infinite amount of time.
Have you asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior? It’s starts with 30 seconds and ends with the eternal significance of everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:
“Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
