Waiting For Him

Isaiah 30:18 And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Waiting is not one of my virtues. I don’t like driving in traffic waiting for the light to turn red. Waiting in line at the store to check out creates undesired stress. I think we all look for the shortest line, and become frustrated when it  moves at a snail pace. This is one reason I don’t enjoy going to amusement parks, I don’t want to wait in line for a ride that will last 5 minutes. I have endeavored to work on my waiting skills by using the time to find something productive to do, sometimes this works, but other times, I become frustrated and become impatient. Waiting for God to answer prayer or work out life’s problems or make His will know is not something that comes natural for me. I trust Him to know what is best. Still waiting on Him move in our church, to see an outpouring of His Spirit. I’m waiting on God to open the eyes of the blind, to work in lives of those we have been praying. We labor and work for the kingdom of God planting the seed. We have been planting for 31 years in Denver, waiting for Him to give us the increase. 

Labor of Love

1 Thess 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Doing the work of the kingdom is not restricted to preaching the gospel to the ends of the world. The great commission is clear, that as a church we need to share the good news of Jesus. He saves from sin and can dwell in our hearts. But not all are called to go to the ends of the world. The love of God is shared out within the four walls of our home, church, workplace, and community. Our work of faith is seen in our labor of love as we reach out to others who are in need. Such deeds may never be seen by others. A word of thanks may never be uttered, but it is done in the sight of God and our Father. That which is done in secret will God reward with eternal dividends. The calling of God is individualize for each one of us. This does not negate our responsibility to tell others of the gift of God given to us through Christ, but instead increases our responsibility to live the life of Christ by demonstrating His love in the works we do. Our greatest witness for Christ is best seen by putting other’s need before our own. This is the Kingdom’s work

Doing Service

Eph. 6:7 “with good will doing service, as to the Lord and not to men,”- 

We all go through life doing the same thing day by day. Most of us get up and prepare for a day of work. We leave our home to fulfill a day of service. We labor to put food on the table and a roof over our head. We go many days doing the same thing over and over again. Most of our life is doing mundane routine things. We may wonder how we are fulfilling the will or call of God. To serve God is not just found in ministry, serving God is done in everything we do. Yes, we go about are daily duties to provide for our daily needs and wants, but God desires us to serve with a glad heart and do all things as servants of God. We may live on earth working for a company or have a supervisor that is difficult to work for, but we must stay focus on who we really serve. Our labor is not in vain, God will use us and our testimony in whatever capacity we find ourselves in. Life is never boring, if we purpose to do all things to please Him.