Thy mercy, my God, is the theme
of my song. Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Moses for Zion's 4. The psalmist writes, Be still,
and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the heathen.
I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us.
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Man's natural religious
bent is primarily only satisfied with results-oriented activity.
Those who are carnal have no interest in being still before
the Lord. In fact, they view such inactivity as being a waste
of time. They are more concerned with
doing than waiting. We see a good illustration of
this in the account of Mary and Martha. Now it came to pass as
they went that he entered into a certain village, and a certain
woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a
sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet and heard
his word. But Martha was cumbered about
much serving, and came to him and said, Lord, dost thou not
care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore
that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto
her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many
things, but one thing is needful, and Mary hath chosen that good
part, which shall not be taken away from her. Martha was primarily
concerned with serving her guest, but Mary desired to wait upon
her guest and enjoy his presence and hear his word. The Lord did
not rebuke Martha for her activity, but he made it clear that Mary's
desire was that which was eternal. For the things which are seen
are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Carnal men cannot appreciate that which is spiritual any more
than they can produce that which is spiritual. We see the same
thing demonstrated when the Lord dined at the house of Simon the
Pharisee, who had prepared a sumptuous banquet for the Lord. Yet there
came in an uninvited woman who was a sinner. who waited upon
the Lord and bathed his feet with her tears and anointed his
head with precious ointment. Some even criticized the woman,
saying that she had wasted such precious ointment when its value
could have been used to feed the poor, but the Lord commended
her. Waiting for the Lord is synonymous
with worshiping Him. Nothing which men produce is
spiritual, nor can they instigate nor enhance true worship. Neither
will that which is truly spiritual appeal to the flesh. The Lord
alone can give a man a desire to worship Him, and true worship
alone can satisfy the hungry soul who is compelled to wait
upon the Lord. The Lord is good unto them that
wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that
a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the
Lord. The true child of God often finds himself seeking the Lord,
but finding Him not. This stirs up an even greater
desire in him to wait for the Lord. But if we hope for that
we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Wait on the Lord.
Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart. Wait,
I say, on the Lord. The true child of God is compelled
to wait for the Lord even in his darkest hour, because his
hope is in the Lord. He has no desire or expectation
of receiving help from any but that one in whom his soul delights.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in Thee. The psalmist
said, in his word do I hope. This is exactly what Peter confessed
unto the Lord when he said, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thys the
words of eternal life. The sons of God are brought to
believe the word of God. They find great comfort in the
promises of God, which are yea and amen. The gift of faith causes
them to confess that salvation is of the Lord. For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession
is made unto salvation. For the Scripture saith, Whosoever
believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 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. Wait on the Lord. Be of good
courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say, on
the Lord." The salvation of the children of God is demonstrated
as a wait for the Lord. Show me Thy ways, O Lord, teach
me Thy paths, lead me in Thy truth, and teach me, for Thou
art the God of my salvation. On Thee do I wait all the day."
Our Jesus is the God of hope. He works it by His power. It
holds the weak believer up in the distressing hour. The darkest
cloud hope pierces through and waits upon the Lord, expects
to prove that all is true throughout the sacred word. True hope looks
out for blessing great, and though they're long delayed, yet hope's
determined still to wait until they are conveyed. Hope long
will wait and wait again, and there can give it up, till they
bless Lamb who once was slain, appears the God of hope. If you would like a free transcript
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