Long Wait

“Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised.  This is why it was credited to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:20-22

It was a long wait for Abraham.  God promised to make him the father of many nations yet such promise was given to him after a very long wait.  The verse above says “he” referring to Abraham, “did not waver through unbelief”. 

I wonder how he was able to live each day waiting for God to fulfill His promise to him…as the song says “strength will rise, as we wait upon the Lord”, so did Abraham’s faith was increased and strengthened.

While we wait for God to fulfill a promise, He prepares and molds us each day so that when the day comes, we are worthy to receive the blessing that God prepared for us, and give Him the glory He deserves.  It is on the process of waiting where we will slowly realize that there are so many things in our lives that need transformation.

Abraham was fully persuaded that God had the power to do what He promised.  Never did Abraham doubt what God can do, he strongly believed in the greatness of God’s power…and this was credited to him as righteousness. 

True enough, God made Abraham the father of many nations.  The song goes “Father Abraham has many children, many children has father Abraham, I am one of them, and so are you, so let’s just praise the Lord!”    

Amen!

When Love is Worth the Wait

Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” Genesis 24:64-65

 I wonder what Rebekah was thinking when she was on her way to meet her partner in life whom she never ever met.  It was truly worth the wait for God had Isaac ready for her.

Young ladies, God has prepared the best man for you.  You need only to wait for the right time, God’s time.  

In a generation where everybody seems to have somebody, young women are pushed to get into a relationship without having second thoughts.  They feel obliged to have a partner and usually end up with the wrong guy, leaving her heart-broken, torn into pieces, and sometimes used-up.  

The Bible teaches us otherwise.  Our text tells us the love story of Isaac and Rebekah.  Rebekah never had a boyfriend when the servant of Isaac’s Father met her (Gen.24:16).  She never thought that she’d be married to the heir of Abraham (Gen.24:36).  When the time for her to marry has come, she obeyed and trusted that God will complete what has already started.  Indeed, God showed His faithfulness in the life of Isaac and Rebekah.

God writes the best love stories if we only allow Him to.  Sometimes, we cannot endure the period of waiting and end up striving to fit our lives with that of the opposite sex.  The truth is we need not to.  God has reserved the best partner for you, you need only to wait.  And when you do wait, it truly is worth it.