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  • Sometimes the Answer is Wait Quietly on the Lord

    Lamentations 3:26  “It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for deliverance from the LORD.”

    As I read Lamentation 3:26 about doing something good for me I think about all the times I was told what was good for me, like eating green beans. Not good. This is a challenging verse because, well, I do not like to wait. Furthermore, this verse does not just say wait.  It says to wait quietly.  What?!  And to do so is a good thing. Oh my. 

    As we are dealing with difficult situations and we need deliverance from God, God’s answer is we are supposed to be hoping and waiting, Waiting quietly on Him.  At a moment when there is something fearful, we are instructed to hope and wait quietly for the LORD to work.

    Challenging? It is for me. Most likely for you as well.

    This idea of waiting is not just found here. You have probably been challenged by Psalm 37:7 “Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;” The Hebrew for rest is to sit silently still. No pacing the floor. No screaming. Rather we are to sit silently still. 

    Are you growing in hope and waiting quietly on God? Are you growing in resting – committing your life needs to the Lord and waiting for Him to work?

    Last word, I have found God waits for me to wait.

    A March to Remember

    For March  26, let us remember Matthew 27:26. Matthew 27:26 says, “Then Pilate released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

    We are Barabbas in the Easter story.  We are the ones who are guilty and deserve to die – to be punished for our sins – Yet, just as Barabbas was released we have been released as Jesus took our place.   When you look at the three crosses remember you should be on the middle one.  Also, as you ponder, let the words scourged and crucified break your heart.   

    On March 26, we encourage you to read Matthew 26 to recall the extravagant love of Mary and the betrayal of Judas, along with the Passover meal, the prayer of surrender in the garden, the arrest, the unjust religious trial, and Peter’s denial.   

    You can find the Bible reading plan on the Date the Word app.

    Continue Strong this March Remembering our Savior,
    And remember to DATE the Word

  • Verse to DATE the Word on March 26 (3/26) is Lamentations 3:26

    Verse to DATE the Word on March 26 (3/26) is Lamentations 3:26

    Our verse to DATE the Word on March 26 (3/26) is Lamentations 3:26
    Lamentations 3:26 says, “It is good to wait quietly for deliverance from the LORD.”  
    WAIT!!!  DO what is GOOD for you!

    As I read Lamentation 3:26 I think about times I was told to do what was good for me.  I was told that eating green beans, carrots, spinach, and beets was good for me. YEAH???  I struggled with eating what was good for me!!   What about you? What were some things you were told to do as it would be good for you yet like me you really did not like what was good for you?  

    I am going to be very transparent and say that Lamentations 3:26 is a challenging verse to me,  and probably to you as well because it tells us that there is something that is good for us yet doing what is good for us is so very hard to do. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to wait.  WAIT is a four-letter word to me!   And this verse does not just say WAIT – it says to WAIT QUIETLY.  

    So here is the truth from Scripture that we need to KNOW: Waiting quietly is good for us.

    If you are not struggling with the truth of waiting quietly is good for you then I say good for you.  However, I hope you will be okay with WHEN you are to wait quietly.  The WHEN of WAITING QUIETLY is when we are in some type of trouble, and we need deliverance.  It is when we are facing some danger and we need help. At a moment when there is something FEARFUL, we are called to hope and wait QUIETLY for the LORD to work. Challenging? It is for me. When I need an answer, I need an answer.  When I need a solution, I need a solution.  When I need help, I need help.  I do not want to be in the WAITING ROOM LONG! How about you?  

    As impatience in the waiting room grows there comes the whisper of Scripture, remember Lamentations 3:26.  It says, “It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

    Okay, let’s look a little deeper about waiting, waiting quietly.  I have some questions and maybe you do as well.  WHY SHOULD I WAIT?  WHAT DOES WAITING LOOK LIKE and WHAT WILL BE THE RESULTS? This idea of waiting is not just found here. You have probably been challenged by Psalm 37:7 “Rest in the LORD, and WAIT patiently for Him;” The Hebrew for rest is to sit silently still. No pacing the floor! No screaming. No tossing in the bed.  No telling God to hurry up.  With the waiting is the RESTING.  RESTING ON GOD!  HOPING IN GOD!  It is placing the “whatever is troubling you” in the hands of God and then being PATIENCE for Him to PERFORM!  

    You have probably read another verse on waiting. Isaiah 40:31 tells us the WORK that God does as we WAIT!  It says, “But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”  

    With Isaiah 40:31 I can now see how it is GOOD to WAIT, to WAIT QUIETLY!  

    Are you growing in hoping and waiting quietly? Are you growing in resting – committing your life needs to the Lord and waiting for Him to work? 

    Verse to DATE the Word on March 26 (3/26) is Lamentations 3:26. It says, “It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for deliverance from the LORD.”

    I have found God waits for me to wait.

    Continue Strong WAITING QUIETLY on the LORD
    And remember to DATE THE WORD