Isaiah 64 Waiting

How good are we at waiting? Sometimes good especially as we wait for the goodness of the Lord but sometimes not so good when we think of the disasters that are happening. This past week we saw the oceans roar and the heavens poured down rain upon the unsuspecting. The pictures reveal the power of wind and water as the earth awakens from the deep and pours forth its anguish.  Yet, in all of that this is what the Lord says:  “Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.” His power is great, His deeds are the revelation of His plan for the earth that groans under its bondage. Truly His power and His majesty is seen in the earth and we who watch are among the waiting. But, what are we waiting for? Are we waiting for He who holds the earth in His hand? Are we waiting for His intervention in our lives? What are we waiting for? 

But just as it is written, “Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.” That is what waiting is all about; to see the goodness of the Lord we serve. How good are you at waiting?