Waiting on The Lord

 

 

 

Lamentations 3: 25-42

 

July 3, 2025

 

 

 

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.   It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.   It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;  let him put his mouth in the dust—there may yet be hope; let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults.  For the Lord will not cast off forever, for, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.  To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth, to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,  to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve. Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?  Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
that good and bad come?   Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?   Let us test and examine our ways,
and return to the Lord!   Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: “We have transgressed and rebelled,  and you have not forgiven.  

 

We live in the time of instant gratification. It has been my experience that God, being all-knowing, is not willing to participate in that.  He's not going to be like your cell phone or Google, with the answer you desire.  I believe that is why so many feel that God has not answered their prayers. So, will you ponder on verse 25? It has been my experience that I need to cut out the noise, get into a quiet place, and listen for my answer.  I also found that often the Holy Spirit will lead me to a Scripture or thought that is the answer.

 

The night my cousin came to our house in Odem, Texas, and I was home with our little girl, Jan was at a Bible Study, and we only had one car.  They said we will stay with Natalie, take our car, and go to the hospital.  The speed limit was 70, and I had a habit of driving a little too fast.  That night, I was only going 50 miles an hour.  My Dad had never been sick, and when I noticed the speed I was going, I said Father, why am I going so slow, it was and instance answer, " Your dad is with me, just pray for your mother.  But there have been many times that I prayed and prayed for days, and God was waiting for me to act on what I was praying for.  One was when a woman wanted to destroy my marriage, and when I could not seem to remove her from my thoughts, I had begged God to do so, and then one day she tracked me to a store by my office, and asked me to go for a ride in her new car, which her husband had bought for her.  She drove to the shoreline, in an area overlooking the water, and tried to reach out for my hand. I say we're not going to do that, and I need to go back to my car.  At that moment, I had my pray answer.  God knew what I would do in that He is all-knowing, but I need to be free, and I was.

 

From the Back Porch, 

 

Bob Rice