Throughout the Bible we are told to wait on the Lord. Psalms 47:7 is clear, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself…..”
Isaiah 40:31 says, “But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength…...” Again in Romans 12:7 we are told, “…..let us wait on our ministering…..”
Webster’s Dictionary defines wait as to stay in a place or remain in readiness; a second meaning is to serve food at a meal. The meaning in Psalms is obvious, it’s saying to stay in place and remain ready. I’m not so sure about the verses in Isaiah and Romans; I believe wait in those verses involves service to the Lord. It reminds me of the old cliché, “Good things come to he who waits so long as he works like a dog while he waits”. It’s clear the Lord wants us to watch and wait, but I don’t believe He wants us to wait in a sitting position.
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