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"Honoring God in the Morning"
To all who are waiting…
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool." Psalms 110:1 (NKJV)
We're often under the impression that waiting is something that's contrary to God's will for our lives. Our wiring for action and activity resists the dynamic and the discipline that waiting requires and produces. We incorrectly assume that waiting must mean something somewhere is wrong and God's will isn't being accomplished.
In actual fact, the will of God almost always involves an element of waiting. It's not necessarily contrary to the achievement of God's will, but it is often the very evidence of it!
Case in point, the opening verse of Psalm 110 is actually a conversation between the Father ("the LORD") and the Son, Jesus Christ ("my Lord"). Now, we can't possibly find a clearer expression of the divine will than this. This is the Father telling the Son what to d "Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool."
Prophetically, this is describing the time between Christ's ascension and His Second Coming to rule the world. Jesus ascended and took His place at His Father's right hand nearly 2,000 years ago, and He is still waiting for His coronation as the King of the Earth, which will be at that time when every enemy is subdued before His feet (Revelation 19).
Now, if it's the Father's will that His own Son wait, how much more can we expect Him to call us to the same discipline? The point is simply this: Waiting doesn't mean we're out of God's will or that we aren't accomplishing it. It's quite possible that our waiting is the proof that we are.
So if you've been called to wait, be encouraged that Jesus is waiting too, and that you're waiting is actually walking…walking in God's will.
Eternal Father, we confess that it's hard for us to wait. Give us the grace to wait in a way that honors and pleases You.
Think about it…
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
To all who are waiting…
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool." Psalms 110:1 (NKJV)
We're often under the impression that waiting is something that's contrary to God's will for our lives. Our wiring for action and activity resists the dynamic and the discipline that waiting requires and produces. We incorrectly assume that waiting must mean something somewhere is wrong and God's will isn't being accomplished.
In actual fact, the will of God almost always involves an element of waiting. It's not necessarily contrary to the achievement of God's will, but it is often the very evidence of it!
Case in point, the opening verse of Psalm 110 is actually a conversation between the Father ("the LORD") and the Son, Jesus Christ ("my Lord"). Now, we can't possibly find a clearer expression of the divine will than this. This is the Father telling the Son what to d "Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool."
Prophetically, this is describing the time between Christ's ascension and His Second Coming to rule the world. Jesus ascended and took His place at His Father's right hand nearly 2,000 years ago, and He is still waiting for His coronation as the King of the Earth, which will be at that time when every enemy is subdued before His feet (Revelation 19).
Now, if it's the Father's will that His own Son wait, how much more can we expect Him to call us to the same discipline? The point is simply this: Waiting doesn't mean we're out of God's will or that we aren't accomplishing it. It's quite possible that our waiting is the proof that we are.
So if you've been called to wait, be encouraged that Jesus is waiting too, and that you're waiting is actually walking…walking in God's will.
Eternal Father, we confess that it's hard for us to wait. Give us the grace to wait in a way that honors and pleases You.
Think about it…
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
