God works for those who love
Him and wait upon Him. When we
make ourselves available to Him, we are marveled by
the things He does in and through us.
The apostle Paul saw that great
truth put into practice in His life and ministry.
"But just as it is written, “Things which eye
has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have
not entered the heart of man, all that God has
prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians
2:9).
The apostle is quoting Isaiah
64:4. God is at work all about us.
What do you see Him doing today in your
community, the school you attend, your family, and
in your life?
When God is at work, it is so
magnificent that you can see it only as the Holy
Spirit makes it known. It is so
obvious that only God can do it.
God’s works are so wonderful that they can be
understood only by the interpretation of the Holy
Spirit.
God prepares marvelous things
for those who are occupied with Him.
He does this for those who wait on Him
because they love Him. How tragic
when we try to do His work without Him.
“Apart from Me you can do nothing” (John
15:5).
Are you patiently waiting for
Him to invite you to come and join Him in what He is
doing? Until then He is busy
working within us preparing us for that work.
Are you adjusting your attitudes, thinking,
and behavior to the truth you know concerning Him
and His relationship with you?
When we wait upon the Lord, we are busy putting our
life in order making sure we are in a right
relationship with Him. In
proportion as we love Him, we are waiting on Him.
It means we will love Him as we have never
loved Him before.
Waiting on God is not laziness
or indifference. Waiting means I
am ready to obey His command.
Waiting on Him means I have so ordered the command
center of my life that nothing will conflict with
the will of God when He speaks or directs.
Waiting means the Christian is alert,
listening, dressed, and ready to obey His Master.
We wait while God works.
One of the areas where He works is deep within us.
It takes time for Him to teach us patience in
waiting. He has made us to become
“partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4).
He is busy at work.
What is He doing? "For by
these He has granted to us His precious and
magnificent promises, so that by them you may become
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world by lust. Now for
this very reason also, applying all diligence, in
your faith supply moral excellence, and in your
moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge,
self-control, and in your self-control,
perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in
your brotherly kindness, love. For if these
qualities are yours and are increasing, they render
you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 1:4-8).
God cannot and will not invite
us to join Him in what He is doing until He has us
ready. Terrible things happen
when we run ahead of Him to do His work. Our works,
without His working, falls to the ground prematurely
and rots!
God is busy preparing something
for those who love Him and wait upon Him that eyes
have never seen and ear has not heard, things that
have never entered into the hearts or imaginations
which only the Spirit of God can do.
Are you patiently waiting upon
Him? When His call comes, we can
only stand back and say, “I saw God do it!”
Are you willing to wait until
He speaks? Are you making
yourself available to Him? God
works with, in, and through those who wait on Him.
Are you available? That is all He
asks of you and me right now.
Selah!
Message by Wil Pounds (c) 2006
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Wil is a graduate of William Carey University, B. A.; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Th. M.; and Azusa Pacific University, M. A. He has pastored in Panama, Ecuador and the U. S, and served for over 20 years as missionary in Ecuador and Honduras. He had a daily expository Bible teaching ministry head in over 100 countries from 1972-2005. He continues to seek opportunities to be personally involved in world missions. Wil and his wife Ann have three grown daughters. He currently serves as a Baptist pastor and teaches seminary extension courses in Ecuador.
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