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Thursday,
November 9, 2023
A
view of Hoover
Dam during a
walk we took
in 2019 across
the Mike
O'Callaghan–Pat
Tillman
Memorial
Bridge 890
feet above the
Colorado
River.
"The
Waiting Test"
Message
summary: Here's
a great truth
to hide deep
in your heart
today based
upon our Bible
text: God
acts on behalf
of those who
wait for Him.
This verse is
a real
treasure
buried in a
portion of the
Bible not as
familiar to
many. "Since
ancient times
no one has
heard, no ear
has perceived,
no eye has
seen any God
besides You,
who acts on
behalf of
those who wait
for Him."
Today may this
truth fill
your life with
peace as you
trust in God,
who always
acts on behalf
of those who
wait for Him.
God grant us
grace to
obediently
wait and pass
the waiting
test.
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
"Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him" (Isaiah 64:4). "For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness" (1 Thessalonians 1:10).
As
we mentioned
in our message
yesterday our
friend Jesse
and his son,
Eli James,
poured the
concrete pad
for our home
addition. We
wrote a few
weeks ago that
we are adding
a bedroom and
bath on to our
main floor in
anticipation
of mobility
issues as we
continue to
age, which is
inevitable as
long as we
stay alive! We
live in a
split level
home with 4
floors and
reducing
stairway steps
is one of our
goals.
"Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him" (Isaiah 64:4). "For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness" (1 Thessalonians 1:10).
As
we mentioned
in our message
yesterday our
friend Jesse
and his son,
Eli James,
poured the
concrete pad
for our home
addition. We
wrote a few
weeks ago that
we are adding
a bedroom and
bath on to our
main floor in
anticipation
of mobility
issues as we
continue to
age, which is
inevitable as
long as we
stay alive! We
live in a
split level
home with 4
floors and
reducing
stairway steps
is one of our
goals.
I
learned that
in the process
of finishing
the concrete
there's a lot
of waiting
till it's just
the right
dryness to
proceed. Hard
work followed
by several
hours of
waiting
followed by
more hard
work. I am
sure they
would just
like to get it
done all at
once and go
home but it
doesn't work
that way.
Waiting is
just part of
working with
concrete.The
photo shows
Eli James
using a
machine to
level the
concrete
surface in one
of the final
steps.
Jesse
told me it
would be ready
to walk on
today but I
read it will
take 28 days
to fully cure.
However the
concrete in
the Hoover Dam
is still
curing after
some 90 years
and won't be
fully cured
till it's 125
years old!
That means it
won't be fully
cured till I
am over 100!
However due to
innovative
engineering it
was suitable
and safe to
use after it
was finished
although it
took about six
years to fill
the lake (Lake
Mead) behind
the dam.In
one way or
another it
seems we are
all waiting
for something
in life.
Realistically
much of our
waiting is
trivial such
as waiting for
a traffic
light to
change or
waiting in a
long line at
the grocery
store. We
are prone to
failing
even these
tests!
But the wait tests of life are often serious and hard. Like waiting for medical test results or news from a loved one we are anxious to hear from. It may be waiting for a specific change of direction in our life, perhaps in our work or ministry. Certainly for all of us it is waiting for the blessed hope. (Titus 2:13)
The Bible has many examples of waiting tests such as Abraham for the promised son, Jacob for Rachel, Joseph in prison, David when he was being pursued by Saul and many others. We have their life stories compressed and know the outcome but in real time they faced some brutal waits. Some of them failed the test of obedience in waiting which resulted in long-term, sometimes life-long consequences. Others passed and are an inspiration and example to us to this day.
But the wait tests of life are often serious and hard. Like waiting for medical test results or news from a loved one we are anxious to hear from. It may be waiting for a specific change of direction in our life, perhaps in our work or ministry. Certainly for all of us it is waiting for the blessed hope. (Titus 2:13)
The Bible has many examples of waiting tests such as Abraham for the promised son, Jacob for Rachel, Joseph in prison, David when he was being pursued by Saul and many others. We have their life stories compressed and know the outcome but in real time they faced some brutal waits. Some of them failed the test of obedience in waiting which resulted in long-term, sometimes life-long consequences. Others passed and are an inspiration and example to us to this day.
Even
as you read
this you're
likely
considering a
situation
you're praying
about and
waiting to see
how God brings
about His will
in the matter.
Trusting,
praying and
obeying during
the waiting
test can be
very
challenging,
since we're
tempted to
take things
into our own
hands rather
than fully
trusting God
to work things
out according
to His will
and His
timing. In the
wait process
we may even
hit rock
bottom. But
Tony Evans
says that, "When
we hit rock
bottom we
discover that
Jesus is the
Rock at the
bottom".
Here's
a great truth
to hide deep
in your heart
today based
upon our Bible
text: God
acts on behalf
of those who
wait for Him.
This verse is
a real
treasure
buried in a
portion of the
Bible not as
familiar to
many. "Since
ancient times
no one has
heard, no ear
has perceived,
no eye has
seen any God
besides You,
who acts on
behalf of
those who wait
for Him."
Today may this
truth fill
your life with
peace as you
trust in God,
who always
acts on behalf
of those who
wait for Him.
God grant us
grace to
obediently
wait and pass
the waiting
test.
Here's
a great truth
to hide deep
in your heart
today based
upon our Bible
text: God
acts on behalf
of those who
wait for Him.
This verse is
a real
treasure
buried in a
portion of the
Bible not as
familiar to
many. "Since
ancient times
no one has
heard, no ear
has perceived,
no eye has
seen any God
besides You,
who acts on
behalf of
those who wait
for Him."
Today may this
truth fill
your life with
peace as you
trust in God,
who always
acts on behalf
of those who
wait for Him.
God grant us
grace to
obediently
wait and pass
the waiting
test.Be
encouraged
today,
(Hebrews
3:13)
Daily prayer:
Father,
many times
Scripture that
speaks of
waiting on You
is followed by
the directive
of being
courageous.
Indeed it does
take courage
for me to
trust You and
not take
matters into
my own hands
since that
comes so
naturally to
my way of
thinking and
doing things.
But as a
loving,
protecting and
omnipotent
Father You
tenderly care
for me as I
commit my
concerns to
You. My
unbelief and
impatience
leads to
fearsome worry
and unwise
behavior.
Getting ahead
of Your divine
plan and
perfect timing
only leads to
more
frustration
and
difficulty.
Help me to
remember that
waiting
coupled with
prayer and
obedience
brings about
growing
courage and
dependence on
You rather
than myself.
Amen.
The "Amish Walmart" has this innovative old-order intercom system! Essentially a PVC pipe runs from each checkout area under the floor to the warehouse in the back of the store. The clerk can communicate to workers in the back by speaking through the pipe!
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father,
many times
Scripture that
speaks of
waiting on You
is followed by
the directive
of being
courageous.
Indeed it does
take courage
for me to
trust You and
not take
matters into
my own hands
since that
comes so
naturally to
my way of
thinking and
doing things.
But as a
loving,
protecting and
omnipotent
Father You
tenderly care
for me as I
commit my
concerns to
You. My
unbelief and
impatience
leads to
fearsome worry
and unwise
behavior.
Getting ahead
of Your divine
plan and
perfect timing
only leads to
more
frustration
and
difficulty.
Help me to
remember that
waiting
coupled with
prayer and
obedience
brings about
growing
courage and
dependence on
You rather
than myself.
Amen.Study
note:
Obedience in
waiting is one
of the most
important
tests we have
in life. Prior
to going up to
Mount Sinai,
Moses gave a
very specific
command to the
leaders of the
children of
Israel. "He
said to the
elders, 'Wait
here for us
until we come
back to you'"
(Exodus
24:14).
But the wait was long and the people grew impatient. Much to their shame they took matters into their own hands. "When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, 'Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow, Moses, who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him'" (Exodus 32:1). Soon they're worshiping and carousing around a golden calf with Aaron (Moses' brother) as their leader! They miserably failed the "wait test" and grave consequences followed.
But the wait was long and the people grew impatient. Much to their shame they took matters into their own hands. "When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, 'Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow, Moses, who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him'" (Exodus 32:1). Soon they're worshiping and carousing around a golden calf with Aaron (Moses' brother) as their leader! They miserably failed the "wait test" and grave consequences followed.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"I
Will Wait For
You"
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on Youtube
Shane &
Shane
We
also walked
across the
Hoover dam
which, prior
to the
construction
of the Tillman
bridge, also
carried a
heavily
traveled
highway from
Las Vegas to
Phoenix.
Before
doing the
concrete floor
work Jesse
needed some
supplies and
sent me to the
"Amish
Walmart", a
farm store
operated by
the Amish in
Bird In Hand,
PA that has
just about
everything.
The "Amish Walmart" has this innovative old-order intercom system! Essentially a PVC pipe runs from each checkout area under the floor to the warehouse in the back of the store. The clerk can communicate to workers in the back by speaking through the pipe!
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