Wait for God; be still in His presence, and wait patiently for him to act. After all, “He does everything just right and on time” [Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NCV)].

Examples of quietly waiting: Aaron (Leviticus 10:2-3); and Job (Job 40:4-5).

Wait For God: Never Get Tired; Your Breakthrough Is Coming

STM Bible Snack

During our lifetime, we wait for many things. Hopefully, this snack will make you realize the importance of waiting for God’s guidance in life.

Psalms 27:14 [read Psalms 27:14]

Wait for the Lord’s help. Be strong and brave and wait for the Lord’s help. (ICB)

KJV: Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

Never get tired of waiting

Even when things seem hopeless, we should continue to wait in hope for God.

Micah 7:7 [read Micah 7:1-7 (7)]

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; Psalms 27:9 my God will hear me. Isaiah 30:19 (NIV)

KJV: Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Keil and Delitzsch Commentary: If the Lord is kind to those who hope in Him, then it is good for man to wait patiently for His help in suffering.

Frances J. Roberts: “The amount of time we spend waiting upon God is a direct reflection of how much strength we will have.”

Isaiah 40:31 [read Isaiah 40:27-31 (31)]

But those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak. (GNT)

KJV: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Lamentations 3:25-26 [read Lamentations 3:25-27 (25-26) ]

The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the person who seeks him. 26 It’s good to wait in silence for the Lord’s deliverance. (CEB)

KJV: The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

A breakthrough happens to those who wait

The best breakthroughs happen to those who wait for God!

Acts 1:4 [read Acts 1:4-8 (4)]

While he was still with them, he said: Don’t leave Jerusalem yet. Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit, just as I told you he has promised to do. (CEV)

KJV: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Guzik: The fulfillment of our redemption is something still distant, yet we hope for it in faith and perseverance, trusting that God is faithful to His word and the promised glory will be a reality.

Galatians 5:5 [read Galatians 5:1-6 (5)]

But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. (NLT)

KJV: For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Faith + hope = Patience

We wait for our future glory. So we are waiting for God to finish making us his children.

Romans 8:24-25 [read Romans 8:18-30 (24-25)]

We were saved to have this hope. If we can see what we are waiting for, that is not really hope. People don’t hope for something they already have. 25 But we are hoping for something we don’t have yet, and we are waiting for it patiently. (ERV)

KJV: For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Letting faith work

Hebrews 10:35-36 [read Hebrews 10:26-39 (35-36)]

So continue to be strong in your thoughts. If you continue to trust God, you will receive great things. 36 You need to be patient and strong. Then you will continue to do what God wants. As a result, you will receive what God has promised. (EASY)

KJV: For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

God Knows What You Can Handle

1 Corinthians 10:13 [read 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (13)]

Every test that comes upon you is normal for human beings. But God is faithful: he won’t let you be tested beyond your ability. Along with the testing, he will provide the way of escape, so that you can bear it. (NTFE)

KJV: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

The Lord knows how to deliver

2 Peter 2:9 [read 2 Peter 2:4-11 (9)]

Since all of this is true, then the Lord knows how to save godly people and keep them safe in times of testing. But he also knows how to keep ungodly people under guard until the day they will be judged and punished. (RAD)

KJV: The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Yes, dear one, God knows what you can handle. So hold on; never give up. Wait for God, because your breakthrough is coming. Thank you for taking the time to read this Bible snack. I urge you to make full use of it. Blessings to you and your loved ones—♥ Tim. ☺

Related studies, lessons, and snacks for further spiritual growth:

What We Hope For, Our Destiny, Life In Heaven! – an estimated 6-minute read.

Do Not Give Up, God’s Spirit Is Now Within! – an estimated 17-minute read.

Patience From God Will Help You Endure Life Troubles – an estimated 17-minute read.

Endurance: You Can Go Through Whatever You’re Going Through – an estimated 14-minute read.

Your Hope; Focused On God’s Grace Brings Eternal Life– an estimated 4-minute read.

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