The Long Wait

Friday December 30, 2022

How long would we be willing to wait for God to show us the fulfillment of His plans? God made a promise that he would send someone to free both Anna and her people. For more than 60 years Anna waited for the fulfillment of the promise. While she waited, she trusted God and served him. She didn't get angry and complain and give up on God in frustration. She just did the simple things she knew to do, one day at a time, and waited.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. (Luke 2:36-38 ESV)

Personally, we may not know how long we will wait to know the fulfillment of God's plan for our lives. It probably won’t be sixty years. What we do know is that God's plans are perfect, and God's timing is right. God wants us to walk with Him and do the ordinary things He has instructed us to do, even in the middle of difficult circumstances. As we honour God and practice His principles in all our affairs, we will experience the best life possible. Then we will want to share with others this hope for the future that we are experiencing with God.

The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. (Lamentations 3:25-26 NLT)

As this year comes to an end and we move into the next, let’s focus on today and trust God’s plan and God’s timing for our future.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I find it hard to wait. Please help me to trust that You will fulfill Your promises for my future and today, help me to simply do the next right thing. Amen

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