God Is Worth The Wait

 "So tired, tired of waiting - Tired of waiting for you - So tired, tired of waiting tired of waiting for you"

No, that is not a scripture reference - it is the chorus from a Kinks song from 1965 - "Tired Of Waiting For You"

It is the song that came to my mind when I was thinking about King Saul and what he did to cause God to remove his anointing. Ok - so I am just a little weird :)

"He [King Saul] waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him. Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.”  And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you." - 1 Samuel 13:8-14

King Saul lacked faith in God. He feared the people more. So, he decided he would not wait on Samuel but offer a sacrifice to God himself. I mean what was the big deal? Wasn't he doing a good thing? The answer - No. King Saul had a heart problem. A faith and obedience problem.

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart." - Proverbs 21:2

We are not all that different from King Saul.  We often think that success depends upon us. It doesn't - least wise not if you are child of God.  A great quote from Dr. Henry Blackaby, "You have heard the say, 'Don't just stand there - do something, but often times God is saying, 'Don't just do something - stand there.'" Wait on Him.

"but they who wait for 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

There is a song that goes on to say, "Teach me Lord to wait."  Waiting on God is a discipline that is strongly tied to trusting God. If your confidence is more in yourself and less in God then you will have a struggle with waiting.  Your unwillingness to wait and trust will be telling.  

God is worth the wait.

Think about it – Pray about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone