Patience, Posture & Power

(This blog post comes from the notes that I took from an incredible message preached by Pastor Percy Edmunds)

Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

     Psalm 27:14 is such an encouraging verse for so many people. It's one of those verses that are vital to write down on a post-it and put it in a convenient location to read 100 times a day. This verse seems short, sweet and simple, but there are three points within it that really encouraged me and I hope that they will do the same for you.

1.Plea for Patience

     Part of serving is waiting. So often we think we have to work, work, work all the time and never take a break. We think ministry is being busy 100% of the time. Serving and working for the Lord are important and commanded in scripture, but we are told twice in this verse to wait. Wait on the Lord. Wait is defined as staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something happens. God wants us to stay right where we are, delay action, and wait on the Lord. Wait for His timing and for Him to work.

2. Positive Posture

     We must wait on the Lord with a good attitude. "Be of good courage" means that we need to be strong in the time of trials or temptations. Waiting isn't always going to be easy. In fact, it could quite possibly be one of the hardest things we go through. Despite this, God is not impressed with us waiting angrily or with a lousy attitude. Our outlook must be courageous, it must be good, and that's what will give us the strength to wait on the Lord.

3. Promise of Power

     "He shall strengthen your heart." We are promised that if we will wait on the Lord, and do it with a good attitude, He will strengthen our hearts. God is incapable of breaking His promises to us because it's against His nature, so we have that ultimate promise of His power working in our lives. However, this promise is conditional - to experience God's power in our hearts, we must have positive posture while being patient.

     When I heard these three points within this verse, it instantly became even more precious to me. We are promised so much in Christ Jesus, but it's very easy to let the cares and worries of this world consume us. We must remember to have positive posture as we patiently wait on Jesus, and when we do this, we will get to experience the power of the strength He gives. I don't know about you, but that's power that I definitely want to have!

                                                       

                                                                                                                                         Stay excellent!