Psalm 27:14 Don’t be impatient. Wait for the Lord, and he will come and save you! Be brave, stouthearted, and courageous. Yes, wait and he will help you. (the Living Bible Paraphrase)
How brave would you feel as a disciple following the resurrection? Although you had seen the Risen Lord, still in your mind was the trauma of Christ’s arrest and crucifixion. In fact, immediately following the resurrection we read in John 20:19 “In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples had met together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood right in the middle of them and said, “Peace be with you!”
For those first disciples fear was uppermost in their minds into which Jesus shed his peace.
John Ortberg, a christian author has said, “What God does in us while we wait is as important as what we are waiting for”. If we truly understand this, we might be able to wait in peace. God knows what he is doing and he uses the time of waiting for preparing us for what is to come.”
Waiting in peace is possible when we surrender our plan for our lives to God and accept God’s plan and timing for us. We just need to know that God’s will for us is the ultimate good. No matter how long it might take.
Rest in God’s arms while you’re waiting. And know that you’re more than enough. You’re a beautiful child of God. Be filled with hope, faith, and love. Wait in peace and be strong, let your heart take courage.
Gracious God,
Forgive us for being impatient
and trying to manipulate you to give us what we want.
Thank you for loving us even when we try to force you to obey us.
We surrender our will, our dreams, our plans to you.
May only your will happen in our lives, Lord.
Enable us to wait in peace.
Pour our grace upon grace, hope upon hope,
and anything else we need to wait in peace and joy.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
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