7 Things - Waiting On Him

Psalm 40:1-3

I waited patiently for the Lord;
 And He inclined to me,
 And heard my cry.

He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
 Out of the miry clay,
 And set my feet upon a rock,
 And established my steps.

He has put a new song in my mouth—
Praise to our God;
 Many will see it and fear,
 And will trust in the Lord.

When we wait patiently for the Lord there are 7 things that we can look for and expect to see from Him:

• V1 He inclines or turns and looks towards us

• V1 He listens to us

• V2 He lifts us up out of the pit of despair

• V2 He pull us out of deep mud – or deep problems of every sort

• V2 He sets our feet on solid ground – the rock (Christ)

• V2 He establishes our steps – steadies us as we move forward

• V3 He puts His new song in us – a song that causes people to see the wonders of Christ in us! They will be amazed, will fear the Lord, and will put their trust in the Lord as a result.

The Hebrew word for "waited" in this psalm is qavah, which means to lie in wait for something, to look for with expectation, to linger. I was talking about lingering in God’s presence: HERE and HERE and HERE

Psalm 25:5 says ...on You I wait all the day...

There are so many things that we need to inquire of the Lord - we don't need to be in a hurry - some subjects sit in our hearts and are with us for days...even years as we linger in His presence. Hold these treasures that you seek carefully before the Lord - wait on Him as He listens to your heart and touches the world from the song of your life.

Finding Stillness: HERE