FAITH CAPSULE: It can take longer or shorter than expected when there is a need to wait for God’s intervention.

Psalm 40

Jesus was sharing the Parable of the Persistent Widow when he stated, “…when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:18) In the parable, He was pointing out the need to be persistent which demands waiting on God even when answer seems to be impossible.
To be waiting on God is evidence of having faith. You can only obey God when you believe Him. Man’s believe in God is demonstrated by waiting on Him. Ones that are able to obey, believe and wait are the faithful ones. All that it takes to identify what it means to believe, obey and wait is encased in the life of Abraham. Hebrews 11: 8-10 testified, “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.  By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” As it is clear in the verses, Abraham is a faithful one: By faith Abraham obeyed; by faith he dwelt in the land of promise. He demonstrated his faith (believe) by waiting.
Are you waiting on God concerning any area of life? Waiting on God is timeless. It can take longer than expected or shorter than expected when there is a need to wait for God’s intervention or when we are waiting to hear from God. The waiting that takes “Mr. A” a short time before getting answer can take “Mr. B” a longer time to get his answer from God. One thing is certain, where there is a waiting before God none can wait and become wasted. God never fail because time is in His hand and He can answer at the first hour or at the eleventh hour. Although man controls his own clock but God is God and no one controls the timing of God.
David testified in Psalm 40:1, “I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry.” King David, in his waiting, it is evident that he kept on praying when he stated, “But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, hear me in the truth of Your salvation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink…” (Psalm 69:13-14) Prayer and expectation is the anchor of waiting and David demonstrated it. Wait patiently, He will answer you.

Prayer for today: Ask God to help you that your faith will not fail.