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Waiting in the wake of the cross

April 15, 2017 by memullin

Do you ever struggle with waiting? Maybe God has promised you something–something amazing, and yet it does not happen as swiftly as you expected. Instead, God calls you to wait.

The Bible teaches this waiting. Psalm 27:14 exhorts us to “wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!” Psalm 62:5 adds a prayer of the psalmist, “my soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.”

But the waiting is hard. This passion weekend, I was reminded of the disciples waiting–they didn’t seem to believe that Jesus would rise from the dead from what we read in the gospels. They were, however, waiting–huddled together in the upper room, trying to make sense of the chaos and horror they witnessed–their teacher and beloved friend was tried, convicted and sentenced to death on the cross. They watched from afar off as He hung on the brutal torture rack of the Roman cross–dying a slow death of suffocation.

They had believed He was the Messiah–the one who would save them from the Roman oppression, and there He hung–a victim of that very oppression–innocen. What a horror it must have been for them! Their circumstances were over-whelming the promises they had been given. They couldn’t even hold them in focus. Fear ruled their hearts.

So it might be for you. God made a promise, but He is asking you to wait. The circumstances keep getting darker. But still He says, “wait.”

Fear not, Sunday’s coming and He will burst forth in glorious light from the darkness of the tomb–having conquered death and all that oppresses you. He is a risen Savior! He lives!

Wait a little longer . . .

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Posted in Easter | Tagged Easter, Resurrection Sunday, Waiting on God | 5 Comments

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  1. on April 15, 2017 at 10:30 am Debi

    Yes YES AND AMEN AMEN!!!

    Watch and wait!

    BEHOLD THE LOVE ❤️ AND SALVATION OF THE LORD ‼️🙌✝️

    His LOVE NEVER FAILS US 🙌🎺🎺🎺🎺💓💕💓🌹🌹🌹🌹💓💓💓💓💓💓💓🌹💓🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌈🌹🌹🌹🌹🌈🌹🌹🌹


    • on April 15, 2017 at 1:38 pm memullin

      Amen!


  2. on April 18, 2017 at 4:51 pm Emma Jean

    Waiting is hard. It is all in God’s timing.


    • on April 18, 2017 at 5:53 pm memullin

      Yes it is. He knows best.


  3. on April 24, 2017 at 8:48 pm WhatTheTrench

    What do you think we should do while waiting for God’s timing? I presume praying is always a good option, as it truly is! However, how else can believers make a conscious effort to turn towards God and His desires?

    Also, how can we discern when it is truly God’s will that He wants to be done?

    I would love to hear anyone’s thoughts on this. Thanks in advance!



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