Waiting on God

On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command:  "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.  For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 1:4,5  NIV


     Throughout Scripture there are situations where God's Timing is important.  The Apostles were told to wait.  Moses waited for forty years after he left Egypt before God had him return to free his people.  When the Israelites marched around Jericho, they were to do it in complete silence for the first six days.  On the seventh day they were to march around the city seven times.  The seventh time around the city they were to shout.  Then the walls fell down.  Why not do that on the first day?  Why wait?

      Actors often have to wait in the wings of the theatre for the appropriate time for their entrance.  Everything that is happening onstage is preparation for their participation in the production.  If they come on too soon or too late, the play will be spoiled.  They have to wait until just the right time.  Then, they will be part of a group effort that works.

     Does God have you waiting on His Timing right now?  Are you good at waiting on the Lord?  Be sure of this, while we are waiting, God is doing.  He is preparing.  He will let you know when it is time for your part to be played.  God's plans are the best plans.  God's timing is the best timing.  Don't be impatient.  Wait on the Lord.