Wait on the Lord

Good afternoon everybody,
Alelu jah! (praise the Lord) ke tov, (He is good), ke lay olam has do (His love endures forever).
I’m sure I spelled it wrong, but this is a Hebrew phrase that the Israelites used often. And if you look it up, it almost always precedes a powerful manifestation of the Lord. Jehoshaphat in battle, the dedication of the Temple are two examples. Wow! Enemies destroy each other without you lifting a sword, the thick and heavy cloud of God’s glory filling the place so full, no one can stand!

What brought God on the scene so powerfully? His beloved dwelling on His faithful, enduring love. See, they didn’t just say it once… They kept saying it. The priests would say ‘alelu jah’ and the crowd would repeat at the top of their voice, then the priests would say the next phrase and the crowd would yell, and so on. Imagine three to four million people, at the top of their lungs, cheering for the Lord. Reports said that the ground shook for miles! Beats the super bowl hands down!
They didn’t just say it five or six times, either. This kind of focusing is what they call waiting on the Lord. Your head may get tired after a few times, but your spirit hasn’t engaged yet. Try setting aside thirty minutes or more, not thinking or saying much but ‘your love endures forever’, just to stay focused. See what the Lord will say or do. He waits until your spirit is quiet to really speak. Well, actually, He is always ready to speak, but we have to get our spirit quiet so we can hear. With our hectic lives, it is very difficult, and it is completely impossible with strife in our hearts. So forgive them even if they don’t deserve it! When you let them go free, you go free.
Anyway as the psalmist says, ‘wait, I say wait, on the Lord.’

I have tried to wait on the Lord, and it is a challenge. But I believe it is worth it. Does anyone have something they would like to share, a personal experience, about waiting on the Lord? I would love to share with others for encouragement.
I love you all,
Praise the Lord!
He is good.
His love endures forever!

Healed by His stripes,
Nancy Bass