FAITH CAPSULE: Does your situation demands waiting on God?

1 Samuel 13:1-15

King Saul was instructed by Samuel to wait for a lawful sacrifice before going to war against Philistines but could not wait for Samuel’s instruction. As Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel King Saul could not wait for seven days as instructed by Samuel. It is written, “So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering.” (1 Samuel 13:9) With Saul’s action, he tragically disobeyed both the Law of Moses and the instructions of God’s prophet. (Leviticus 1)
King Saul could not wait as instructed.
Is waiting to address your confronting situation a challenge?
The truth is that waiting in obedience to instruction shall always culminate favorable expectation.
After disobedience act of Saul, Samuel arrived at Saul, he asked him, “what have you done” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” (1 Samuel 13:11-12)
It is always a foolish thing to disobey God’s commandment.
Waiting for God is giving attention to a jealous God.
Psalmist admonished, “Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed…” (Psalm 25:3)
A believer in God must understand that to wait out endure a period of waiting. Waiting can be a delay but never a waste of time.
In time of waiting, among exercise a believer must engage are:
Be of good courage; rest in the Lord; wait patiently for Him; do not fret; keep His way; let your soul wait silently.
The above truth about waiting is testified in the scriptural verses listed below:
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! (Psalm 27:14)
Psalm 37:7, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.”
Psalm 37:9, “For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.”
Psalm 37:34, “Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.”
Psalm 40:1, “I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.”
Psalm 62:1, “Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.”
Psalm 62:5, “My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.”
Hosea 12:6, “… wait on your God continually.”
Does your situation demands waiting on God?
God is true to answer when we wait patiently by abiding in His word obediently.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be waiting on God.