Rev. Ray and Pat Amos

Psalm 130:5-6

“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.”

As a rule people don’t like to wait. I read the following explanation and think of how many times folks hear words like them every day: “Sorry that I’m a little late. I’ve been trying to get here for twenty-one days, but I was held up on another job.”

I often hear someone talking about how frustrated they got while waiting on a repairman, or someone who promised to be there at a certain time, but who didn’t show up. Would it surprise you to know that the apology above is coming from an angel? The story is found in Daniel 10:12-14

There is much more to the text, but there are also a couple of good thoughts about waiting patiently on the Lord.

The first is to know that our prayers are immediately in the presence of God. The angel told Daniel that God heard his prayer the first day that he sent it. “Now I have come” (twenty one days later). It is obvious that Daniel never gave up on prayer.

The second thing to remember is that there are often heavenly powers above, and saints below who are involved in the answering of our prayers. We should give God thanks every day for the saints and angels who have ministered to us; whom God has sent because we prayed.

Finally we are reminded of the importance of patience. In prayer we learn to wait as a farmer who sows seed and waits for the harvest. God will work all things out for the good. He can be trusted.

“Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be….Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!”

Grace and Peace, Rev Ray

“Link to YouTube Video – Great is Thou Faithfulness.”