Wait On The Lord

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Thursday morning, the 8th of June, 2023, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.“
Isaiah 40:31  

"And being assembled together with them He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father which He said, “You have heard from Me.”
Acts 1:4

Wait - it is one of the hardest things to do, isn’t it, to wait? But we really need to because the lifestyle some of us are living at the moment is not sustainable. My wife, Jill, and I have just been to the Kalahari Desert. Now, when you drive through the desert at a pace you think nothing is living there. You think nothing is happening, just sand dunes and thorn bushes, until you stop and wait and a whole new life opens up in front of you. I saw trees there that must have been a thousand years old. I saw habitations of insects, birds, and wild animals like I have never seen before because we took time to wait. 

You know this blue tick rage is totally unacceptable. Someone sends you a message and they see that you have listened to the message because there are two blue ticks. They want to know why you haven’t answered them yet. You need to understand something, if we are not going to wait upon the Lord we are not going to last. It's not sustainable. That is why people are disintegrating.  

You know you look at those Formula 1 racing cars. It is incredible engineering expertise, it really is, but you know, after a few races, they throw the engine away and they have to rebuild and start from the beginning because it is not sustainable. We cannot live like that. Jesus told His disciples in the upper room to wait. I have got a word here for some young girl, wait until you get married. I want to say to a young man, don’t leave that university until you get your degree. You say there is no time, there is plenty of time. Wait for the Lord. Do not run ahead of Him then we will make better decisions. We will cause less stress in our own lives and in others, and we will be a blessing and help others and we will enjoy the presence of God much more.

Wait upon the Lord and He will show you things you never knew existed.

Jesus bless you and have a wonderful day,
Goodbye.