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WAITING ON
GOD
From the book by Andrew Murray.
(1) THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION
"My soul waiteth only upon
God [margin: is silent unto God];
from him cometh my
salvation." (Psalm 62:1 RV)
(2) THE KEYNOTE OF LIFE
"I have waited for thy
salvation, O LORD." (Genesis 49:18 AV)
(3) THE TRUE PLACE OF THE
CREATURE
"These wait all upon thee,
that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
"That thou givest
unto them, they gather; thou openest thine hand, they are
satisfied with
good." (Psalm 104:27,28 RV)
(4) FOR SUPPLIES
"The LORD upholdeth all
that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
"The eyes of all wait
upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season."
(Psalm 145:14,15 AV)
(5) FOR INSTRUCTION
"Shew me thy ways, O LORD;
teach me thy paths.
"Lead me in thy truth, and
teach me; for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee
do I wait all the
day." (Psalm 25:4,5 AV)
(6) FOR ALL SAINTS
"Let none that wait on
thee be ashamed." (Psalm 25:3 AV)
(7) A PLEA IN PRAYER
"Let integrity and
uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee." (Psalm 25:21 AV)
(8) STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE
"Wait on the LORD: be
strong, and let thine heart take courage; yea, wait thou on
the LORD."
(Psalm 27:14 RV)
(9) WITH THE HEART
"Be strong, and let your
heart take courage, all ye that wait for the LORD."
(Psalm 31:24 RV margin)
(10) IN HUMBLE FEAR AND HOPE
"Behold, the eye of the
LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in
his mercy;
"To deliver their soul
from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
"Our soul hath waited for
the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
"For our heart shall
rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
"Let thy mercy, O LORD, be
upon us, according as we wait for thee."
(Psalm 33:18-22 RV
margin)
(11) PATIENTLY
"Rest in the LORD, and
wait patiently for him.
"Those that wait upon the
LORD, they shall inherit the land."
(Psalm 37:7a,9b
RV)
(12) KEEPING HIS WAYS
"Wait on the LORD, and
keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land."
(Psalm 37:34 AV)
(13) FOR MORE THAN WE KNOW
"And now, Lord, what wait
I for? My hope is in thee.
"Deliver me from all my
transgressions." (Psalm 39:7,8a AV)
(14) THE WAY TO THE NEW SONG
"I waited patiently for
the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
"And he hath put a new
song in my mouth, even praise unto our God."
(Psalm 40:1,3 AV)
(15) FOR HIS COUNSEL
"They soon forgat his
works; they waited not for his counsel."
(Psalm 106:13 AV)
(16) AND HIS LIGHT IN THE HEART
"I wait for the LORD, my
soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
"My soul waiteth for the
Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say,
more than they that watch for the morning." (Psalm 130:5,6 AV)
(17) IN TIMES OF DARKNESS
"I will wait upon the
LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will
look for him."
(Isaiah 8:17 AV)
(18) TO REVEAL HIMSELF
"And it shall be said in
that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and
he will save us:
this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and
rejoice in his salvation." (Isaiah 25:9 AV)
(19) AS A GOD OF JUDGMENT
"Yea, in the way of thy
judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee.
"For
when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn
righteouness." (Isaiah 26:8a,9b AV)
"The LORD is a God of
judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him."
(Isaiah 30:18b AV)
(20) WHO WAITS ON US
"And therefore will the
LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and
therefore will he be
exalted, that he may have mercy on you: for the LORD is a
God of judgment:
blessed are all they that wait for him." (Isaiah 30:18 AV)
(21) THE ALMIGHTY ONE
"They that wait upon the
LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk and
not faint." (Isaiah 40:31 AV)
(22) ITS CERTAINTY OF BLESSING
"Thou shalt know that I am
the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for
me." (Isaiah 49:23b
AV)
"Blessed are all they that
wait for him." (Isaiah 30:18 AV)
(23) FOR UNLOOKED-FOR THINGS
"For since the beginning
of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the
ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath
prepared for
him that waiteth for
him." (Isaiah 64:4 AV)
(24) TO KNOW HIS GOODNESS
"The LORD is good unto
them that wait for him." (Lamentations 3:25 AV)
(25) QUIETLY
"It is good that a man
should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the
LORD." (Lamentations 3:26 AV)
(26) IN HOLY EXPECTANCY
"Therefore I will look
unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my
God will hear me." (Micah 7:7 AV)
(27) FOR REDEMPTION
"Simeon...was just and
devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy
Ghost was upon him."
"Anna, a prophetess,...spake
of him to all them that looked for redemption in
Jerusalem." (Luke 2:25,38 AV)
(28) FOR THE COMING OF HIS SON
"[Be] ye yourselves like
unto men that wait for their Lord." (Luke 12:36 AV)
"Until the appearing of
our Lord Jesus Christ, which, in his own time, he shall
show, who is the blessed
and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of
Lords." (1 Timothy
6:14b-15)
(29) FOR THE PROMISE OF THE
FATHER
"And...commanded them that
they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for
the promise of the
Father." (Acts 1:4 AV)
(30) CONTINUALLY
"Therefore turn thou to
thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God
continually." (Hosea
12:6 AV)
(31) ONLY
"My soul, wait thou only
upon God; for my expectation is from him.
"He only is my rock and my
salvation." (Psalm 62:5,6a)
"My soul, wait thou only upon God!"
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