Hurry Up And Wait

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. But those who wait on 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 40:28-31

A song that uses verse 31 goes on to say, "Teach me Lord, teach me Lord to wait. In the Army there is a saying, "Hurry up and wait." The whole idea behind that is you must be ready to go before it's time to go not get ready when it is time to go. Do you know anyone who waits until the last minute to get ready. It's not like they didn't know the time to leave was 10:00am, but they wait until the last minute to get ready and are typically never ready on time. And when it is time to go, they remember 6 things they have forgotten. 

My wife always teases me about that. We are never, or nearly never, late for anything. We nearly always arrive early.  So much for confessions from the Elgin household! We just saw our granddaughter and her young family off. They were down for a visit. They said they were leaving and left the house, but then we had to take pictures. Then we moved toward to cars. But wait! Where is the oldest great grandchild. Found, in the house putting fingernail polish on that she had just received as a gift. 

There is a parable about that in Matthew 25. Ten virgins going to meet the Bridegroom, but only 5 had oil in their lamps.  The other 5 were not prepared.  The moral is that we should always be prepared - spiritually - for whatever comes our way. 

"Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead." - Matthew 8:19-22

It is not just about being willing to wait on the Lord or to be ready as we wait, but being willing to go and do whatever, whenever and wherever the Lord leads us. 

Where has the Lord taken you? Or where does He want to take you? What has He asked you to do? Are you ready and willing?  

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