Wait Quietly

“Patience is a virtue.” At least, that’s how the old saying goes. Maybe because patience is so rare. No one likes to wait. Whether it’s waiting for your birthday or waiting to hear back from that job interview or waiting for a friend to reach out or waiting for the pain to go away… No one likes to wait.

That makes faith in God difficult, because faith involves waiting. Waiting for God’s timing. Waiting for God’s plan to unfold. Waiting for the unseen to be seen. Faith involves a lot of waiting.

But no one likes to wait. So what do we say? “God, where are you? God, what is taking so long? God, why don’t you care about me? God, when will this end?”

The Bible quietly reminds our impatient hearts, “The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD” (Lamentations 3:25-26).

God promised the world a Savior. Thousands of years passed. Did God keep his promise? Yes! Jesus came. Jesus promised that he would rise from the dead. For three days, his followers cried and cried. Did Jesus keep his promise? Yes! Jesus rose from the dead. 

Whether it’s three days or thousands of years, we have a God who always keeps his promises. Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Faith always involves waiting. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Pastor Nathan