WAIT UPON THE LORD š
- Agapelove Truth
- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min read
WAIT UPON THE LORD!š
IT IS WRITTEN š
ā¤ļø1 Thessalonians 5:3
āFor when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.ā
ā¤ļøMark 13:33
āTake ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.ā
ā¤ļøMatthew 26:40-45
King James Version
40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
ā¤ļø41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
ā¤ļø42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
ā¤ļø43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
ā¤ļø44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
ā¤ļø45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
ā¤ļøNew Testament Meaning
Often when the phrase āwait upon the Lordā is used in the New Testament it refers to Jesusā second coming.
ā¤ļøA common meaning in most all biblical instances for waiting on the Lord is having the expectant trust and hope in Godās movement and activity.Psalm 27:14 King James Verison (KJV), āWait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.ā
ā¤ļøPsalm 25:3 (KJV), āYea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.ā
ā¤ļøPsalm 25:5 (KJV), āLead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.ā
ā¤ļøPsalm 37:9 (KJV), āFor evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.ā
ā¤ļøPsalm 62:5 (KJV), āMy soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
ā¤ļøPsalm 69:3 (KJV), āI am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.ā
ā¤ļøPsalm 123:2 (KJV), āBehold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.ā
ā¤ļøIsaiah 40:31 (KJV), āBut 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.ā
ā¤ļøIsaiah 8:17 (KJV), āAnd I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.ā
ā¤ļøJeremiah 14:22 (KJV), āAre there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
ā¤ļøāLuke 12:35-40 (KJV), āLet your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
ā¤ļøBlessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.read more.ā
ā¤ļøRomans 8:23-25 (KJV), āAnd not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
ā¤ļøFor we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.ā
ā¤ļø1 Corinthians 1:7 (KJV), āSo that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:ā
ā¤ļø1 Corinthians 4:5 (KJV), āTherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.āGalatians 5:5 (KJV), āFor we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.ā
ā¤ļøTitus 2:13 (KJV), āLooking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;ā
ā¤ļøHebrews 9:28 (KJV) āSo Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.ā
ā¤ļøJames 5:7-8 (KJV), āBe patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.ā
ā¤ļøRevelation 6:9-11 (KJV), āAnd when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
ā¤ļøAnd white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little
season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.,"







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