FAITH CAPSULE: On the platform of persistent waiting on God delivers answer from God.

1 Samuel 1

Man controls clock but God takes control of time. God will not react or respond by clock but by His time.
Do you wait on Him by your time?
The Psalmist mentioned different ways of waiting in time to receive from God: Psalm 25:5 stated,”…On you I will wait all day.” Psalm 62:1, “Truly my soul silently waits for God…” Psalm 37:7, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” Hosea 12:6, “…wait on your God continually.” Philippians 3:20, “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Obviously, the time to wait on God has to be engaged patiently, continually, silently and eagerly. Waiting on God can take longer than expected but God will always manifest Himself when we wait for His own time and not by our clock.
Make a choice to wait in God’s time by knowing to request according to His word of direction. In His word, He wants us to ask so we shall be given. Jesus encouraged us, “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Luke 11:9) The Psalmist applied his request by the understanding of word, “Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.” (Psalm 25:16) God of salvation will respond to our request when we take to His word understanding.
Reminding God is not because God has forgotten us and that is why man needs to remind God by requesting. God encouraged us by stating, “…and concerning the works of my hands, you command me.” (Isaiah 45:11) Do you believe in His work to remind Him the works of His hands? The Psalmist reminded Him, “Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses…” (Psalm 25:6) God is a gracious God.
God enjoys our attention if when we continually acknowledge Him in our waiting on Him. Proverbs 3:6 recorded, “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” What do you know about Him that needs to be activated for your breakthrough? The Psalmist’s statement acknowledges Him, “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way.” (Psalm 25:8) Waiting without acknowledging the Lord shall be like waiting in anguish.
Hannah understood to request by visiting Shiloh without failure to attend with her husband; attending Shiloh is for Hannah to be reminding God that does not forget His children; Hannah understand to acknowledge God that is jealous. On the platform of her persistent waiting on God, her womb was opened.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to be persistent patient waiting on God’s answer.