The fastness of life negates the ability to wait on God, by waiting for God. “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.” [Isa. 40:31] .We are the children of the vine, engrafted into the royal source of strength. We are fruitful in proportion to His flowing life-imparting, fruit-producing power.
The English workforce works daily more than any other country in Europe; they have little time for their children and no time for God. The inspiration derived from sitting at the well of meditation has been pushed out of their lives with scores of necessities. There is competition for our time and money, and the world has mastered sufficient allurements to dispossess us of both.
It has taught us that to sit and wait for God is a waste of time, there must be constant action. Modern preaching has adopted a similar sense, teaching principles of unremitting activity. We are for ever storming the battlements of hell and possessing the land of promise; repeatedly walking around the walls of Jericho. This has been triggered because people in the past have sat for too long at the well of meditation until they have become mystical, and so heavenly minded that they are no earthly use.
“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.” [Lam. 3:26]. The reason antiques are expensive is because they have lasted the rigours of time. They were made when time was taken to build something not only beautiful but lasting. God rushed Joseph into a position of authority only after thirteen years in captivity.
Like Samson of old we cry to God just one more time to wreak vengeance on our enemies and, calling and waiting on God, we find renewal for our strength. As he waited in his blindness he was given yet another opportunity to excel for God. While he waited his hair grew. “A minister of Christ is often in highest honour of men for his performance of one half of his work, while God is regarding him with displeasure for the neglect of the other half.” [Matthew Henry]. We may work more than we wait. That is a reversal of spiritual common sense.
Living in Simple Separation
Here is the spin-off of waiting before God: “And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.” [John 17:19].The secret of sanctification is found in John 17:17 “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” Sanctification is to be set-apart, to hallow and to make clean.
Our walk in purity is an answer to most things. People want prayer because they are not living victoriously; they are not living victoriously because they are not living in the WORD. A prayer at the front of the church cannot substitute for prayer in your closet. Your personal life of holiness is a well that needs to be re-opened. Many of our problems stem from walking unruly and unrighteous.
“The electronic industry is trying to clean up its act as well as its chips by moving over from polluting solvent to greener cleaners. At the moment the industry uses hydrogen peroxide, hydrochloric acid and ammonium hydroxide to remove dirt particles from chips during manufacture. They are now using a deep ultraviolet excimer laser to zap any dirt particles.”
This is because light loosens dirt. The Christian should already know that what the science laboratory has discovered has an application to the spiritual realm – nothing is new to God. As He draws nearer we find our dirt becomes clearly visible. In proportion to His nearness comes the associated ability, it cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
