FAITH CAPSULE: Waiting on God is waiting on His word which cannot be broken.

Judges 16

It is written, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.  In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.  And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”  Without doubt, the word of God is God.
The word of God is the command of God; His word is His wisdom; His word is His strength and in His word there is life to live abundantly. Paul the apostle, by virtue of his encounter with the word admonished us in Acts 20:32, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”  One that is not spending time in the word is spending time in the world. Not spending time in the word of God is the evidence of inability to keep His command. Also, not spending time in the word of God is to be living life carelessly. Proverbs 19:16 buttressed, “He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die.”  Samson could not keep the commands of God when he allowed Delilah to violate God’s command over his life. He was careless and he died. (Judges 16) Saul could not wait for seven days and he went and violated the command of God which does not allow kings to carry out burnt offering. (1 Samuel 13)

The word of God (command of God) cannot be emphasized enough; it is consistent across the pages of the bible to reflect over the life of man in the journey of life. Proverbs 6:23, “For the commandment of God is a lamp and the law is a light; reproofs of instruction are the way of life.” Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Are you waiting on God? Waiting on God is waiting on His word which cannot be broken. How do you wait on God?
Spending time on His word and going to church counts as waiting. God is faithful to answer to those whose waiting is a reasonable sacrifice. Isaiah testified to what is at stake for those who wait on God when he stated, “For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, who acts for the one who wait for Him” (Isaiah 64:4) Wait on Him according to His word (command) that will keep you and position you not to miss Him when He comes back unexpectedly.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be spending time on His word.