ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Nobody likes to wait. But waiting on God does something nothing else can do. It brings our motives to the surface. In this message we look at three kinds of motives that waiting reveals: the self-exalting motives the enemy feeds, the self-protecting motives of the flesh, and the willing, surrendered heart that is led by the Spirit of God.
We walk through Abraham, Moses, Israel in the wilderness, and the believers who waited for the Holy Spirit as Jesus commanded. God is not in a hurry, and He is not looking for golden vessels. He is looking for willing vessels. If you are not willing yet, you have not waited long enough.
Takeaway: Let the waiting do its work in you. Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
Scripture (NIV)
- Isaiah 40:31: ...but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A31&version=NIV
- Deuteronomy 8:2: Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+8%3A2&version=NIV
- Romans 8:14: For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+8%3A14&version=NIV
- Acts 1:4: On one occasion, while He was eating with them, He gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift My Father promised, which you have heard Me speak about.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A4&version=NIV
- John 6:67-68: “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A67-68&version=NIV
