I think this scripture is a great one for us to learn a lesson from. The part that stuck out to me was the "wait on the Lord" part. That phrase came up a few times as I studied the Old Testament with my seminary class this past year. Waiting on the Lord means having faith and trust in Him and His timing. It means holding your ground as you keep the commandments and do the Lord's will- even though the world may be telling you you're wrong and foolish. It means knowing that if you're prayers aren't answered right now, the answer may just be "not yet". It means having patience to keep enduring a trail, even though we don't know why things are so difficult or what lesson the Lord is trying to teach us. I think we can all relate to one of these types of situations because we have all had periods of waiting on the Lord in our lives. I guess the key is just as the verse says, enduring as we wait- hanging on to our faith so that in the end we can have the best rewards the Father has to offer.
I sorry I am so late I have been in Orlando on a training. Anyway, What struck me this week was the footnote to the word wait. It sad the Hebrew translation: to hope for or anticipate. So the verse reads they that hope for or anticipate the Lord shall renew there strength... Then I ask how do I hope for or anticipate the Lord? To me that is what I need to do to access the blessings promises in the remainder of the verse
It is interesting to me that waiting upon the Lord gives the same blessings as the word of wisdom; to run and not be weary and walk and not faint. I never really put getting answers to my prayers with the blessings of running and not being weary and not fainting. Perhaps the reason for this is because those who have full faith that the Savior is there for you, will not doubt that the Savior can provide a way for all things to be accomplished. They know they are not alone and can press forward with faith, nothing waivering. It is like Mary said to the angel she was told she would have a baby. She said "With God, nothing is impossible." If we think that way then we will be able to run and walk and know that Heavenly Father and our Savior will helps win the race.
A late entry, but one I pondered for an extra day. "Wait" I tied to "waiter," as at a restaurant. So if I am the waiter and waiting upon the Lord, I am his servant. And just like in real life, a waiter often gets a little tired during the work day. But in this case, the customer is the Lord, and rather than leaving you a few dollars as a tip you get renewed strength; even to the point of being as if on the wings of eagles. Now isn't that amazing? The greater service you give the Lord, as his waiter, the more strength you receive. As I recall testimonies I have heard and read about President Kimball and President Hunter when they were set apart as the Prophet their bodies were renewed and they had strength to carry on. Aren't we all sometimes a bit weary in our callings at church, but maybe even more as parents? But if we serve as if waiting on the Lord He will give us the strength to run and not be weary and walk and not faint.
Sorry for my late post on this scripture and as I recall this scripture they quote the last few lines in the temple on different occasions and it is powerful to me that we should wait upon the Lord and not walk faster then our strength too ! We should be weary and not faint in Heavenly Father's hands too ! That is my entry to for this week . Mariah Sparrow
This scripture makes me think of shadrach, meshach and abednego. They were willing to wait on the Lord no matter what the cost. But if not, we will still believe in our God. Talk about some awesome faith to wait on the Lord and trust in Him regardless of the outcome.
I think this scripture is a great one for us to learn a lesson from. The part that stuck out to me was the "wait on the Lord" part. That phrase came up a few times as I studied the Old Testament with my seminary class this past year. Waiting on the Lord means having faith and trust in Him and His timing. It means holding your ground as you keep the commandments and do the Lord's will- even though the world may be telling you you're wrong and foolish. It means knowing that if you're prayers aren't answered right now, the answer may just be "not yet". It means having patience to keep enduring a trail, even though we don't know why things are so difficult or what lesson the Lord is trying to teach us. I think we can all relate to one of these types of situations because we have all had periods of waiting on the Lord in our lives. I guess the key is just as the verse says, enduring as we wait- hanging on to our faith so that in the end we can have the best rewards the Father has to offer.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the double post- but I found this really good talk from Elder Robert D Hales that goes with this scripture:
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I sorry I am so late I have been in Orlando on a training. Anyway, What struck me this week was the footnote to the word wait. It sad the Hebrew translation: to hope for or anticipate. So the verse reads they that hope for or anticipate the Lord shall renew there strength... Then I ask how do I hope for or anticipate the Lord? To me that is what I need to do to access the blessings promises in the remainder of the verse
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to me that waiting upon the Lord gives the same blessings as the word of wisdom; to run and not be weary and walk and not faint. I never really put getting answers to my prayers with the blessings of running and not being weary and not fainting. Perhaps the reason for this is because those who have full faith that the Savior is there for you, will not doubt that the Savior can provide a way for all things to be accomplished. They know they are not alone and can press forward with faith, nothing waivering. It is like Mary said to the angel she was told she would have a baby. She said "With God, nothing is impossible." If we think that way then we will be able to run and walk and know that Heavenly Father and our Savior will helps win the race.
ReplyDeleteA late entry, but one I pondered for an extra day. "Wait" I tied to "waiter," as at a restaurant. So if I am the waiter and waiting upon the Lord, I am his servant. And just like in real life, a waiter often gets a little tired during the work day. But in this case, the customer is the Lord, and rather than leaving you a few dollars as a tip you get renewed strength; even to the point of being as if on the wings of eagles. Now isn't that amazing? The greater service you give the Lord, as his waiter, the more strength you receive. As I recall testimonies I have heard and read about President Kimball and President Hunter when they were set apart as the Prophet their bodies were renewed and they had strength to carry on. Aren't we all sometimes a bit weary in our callings at church, but maybe even more as parents? But if we serve as if waiting on the Lord He will give us the strength to run and not be weary and walk and not faint.
ReplyDeleteSorry for my late post on this scripture and as I recall this scripture they quote the last few lines in the temple on different occasions and it is powerful to me that we should wait upon the Lord and not walk faster then our strength too ! We should be weary and not faint in Heavenly Father's hands too ! That is my entry to for this week .
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This scripture makes me think of shadrach, meshach and abednego. They were willing to wait on the Lord no matter what the cost. But if not, we will still believe in our God. Talk about some awesome faith to wait on the Lord and trust in Him regardless of the outcome.
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