Do Not Become Sluggish As You Wait

 June 29

“And we desire that each one of you
show the same diligence
to the full assurance of hope until the end,
THAT YOU DO NOT BECOME SLUGGISH
but imitate those who through faith and patience
inherit the promises.”
Hebrews 6:11-12

In today’s world, “wait” isn’t in the vocabulary of most. But to wait on the Lord is a principle he repeats again and again throughout the Scriptures. Do not think for a moment that the passage of time suggests that a promise will not be realized. If you wait patiently, and maintain an attitude of praise, the promise will come to fruition in an even greater way than what was imagined.

“And so, after he (Abraham) had patiently endured,
he obtained the promise.”
Hebrews 6:15

Consider Joseph who had a dream in his childhood - he dreamed that one day his brothers would bow before him. Imagine how he must have felt when they sold him to traders on their way to Egypt and told their father Joseph was dead. And if that's not bad enough - consider how he must have felt as he languished in an Egyptian prison for a crime he did not commit. A long time passed. But in the end, there were his brothers bowing before him.

I once asked the Lord, concerning waiting, “how long, Lord?” because I had been praying years for something important to me and I thought that was surely long enough. His reply: “How long has my Son waited to receive all the promises made to Him?”

In other words — as long as it takes.

Just know that the length of time does not in any way lessen the surety of the promise. Do NOT give up. Do not become sluggish. That’s vitally important. It WILL come! Stay firm ...for as long as it takes.