How Long Can You Wait
THE LAMP DEVOTION
Genesis 29:25-28
25 So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?†26 And Laban said, “It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. 27 Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years.†28 Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also.
Is it not amazing what a man can do in the name of love? Jacob loved Rachel so much that after he had been deceived by his uncle turned father-in-law, he was ready to serve for another seven years for the woman of his heart. Only God knows how challenging that was for Jacob.
We read Jacob’s story and we marvel at his patience. I am sure this is being used in marriage counselling sessions in the church. How many young men are ready to wait for seven years after they have found a woman they think they love and want to marry?
This attitude goes beyond young people wanting to marry. Very often we forget that God’s ways are higher than ours. We forget that what we see as years look like days before God. When we think we have waited for seven years, in His sight it may seems like 7 days. That is where being patient and waiting on the Lord becomes a nightmare for many. We never ever have to forget that in His own time God makes everything beautiful. He makes things more beautiful than we can imagine. Learn to wait on the Lord.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His constant assurance that He knows what is best for us.
2. Pray for the grace of waiting patiently on the Lord for His perfect timing.
3. Father, please teach me to let You have your way in my life in Your time.
Declarations
I declare that my life is in God’s hands; not mine. He has all my life figured out before I was born. He has been fighting battles on my behalf that I may not even know about. Therefore, I wait on Him; I leave everything in His hands. My faith in His wisdom and power shall never wane. I know He is faithful and will see me through in the name of Jesus.
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