KEEP WAITING
Luke 15:11-32

“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) The Apostle Paul has been there, passed through, and lived in what it means to be in a state of lack, and not be in need. To be in need where there is lack could be a direct result of an inability to wait for God’s hand to move. Why not wait for the hand of God? In the parable of the prodigal, or the lost son, it was clearly demonstrated that the prodigal son entered a state of lack because he could not wait for his appointed time. The parable mentioned that the prodigal son was the younger of the two sons who could not wait for the portion of the inheritance that would have fallen to Him. Why the rush where there is so much to receive in the place of waiting? Have you entered into a self-designed rush lately? Not being able to wait is to abiding in waste. The prodigal son got his portion of the inheritance and took a journey to a far country, and wasted his inheritance. Jesus’ parable is not a play write-up; it is to place His writing in the life of believers for learning, correction, and for instruction as a guide in every walk of life. Evidently in life, any type of abundance set for man, that’s given at the wrong time, will lavishly be exhausted, and will not be appreciated as much, compared to the one that will get it while going through the pain of waiting. The prodigal son did not wait. As a result, he was bound to end up wasted. The prodigal son went where he was not called to go because his timing in the journey of life had been interrupted by his inability to wait for God’s time. Luke 15: 13-14, “And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land and he began to be in want.” Any time a person walks out of God’s timing, they are walking into a curse of timing of lack. Obedience brings forth blessing, while disobedience brings forth cursing. Wait on God, and you will never step into mistakes. It is absolutely true that no one ever complained of falling, or stepping, into grievous mistakes while waiting on God. Waiting on God is a source of God’s grace for anyone that takes to waiting on Him. Isaiah 30:18, “Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.” God will wait for those that will wait on Him.

Prayer for today: O Lord, my God, and my Father I ask for the grace of enablement to be constantly, and consistently, waiting on You before I make any move.