Waiting

“Since ancient times no one has heard,

no ear has perceived,

no eye has seen any God besides you,

who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.”

 Isaiah 64:4

 

When I was about eleven I was hospitalized for a surgery on my leg. I remember feeling panicky, suffocating in loneliness as I lay in that bed alone in my room. I was waiting for my dad to come. He was my security. I pressed the call button and asked the nurse to be sure to send him in to me when he came to the desk no matter how late it got. I needed him and I was waiting for him with intensity, knowing he would take care of me.

Now I do not know if my dad knew how intently I was waiting for him, but I know that if I knew one of my children was waiting for me like that--- I would do just about anything to get to them. And I believe that when God sees our hearts waiting for Him, trusting He will come, His father heart cannot turn away. He acts.

 

“So Jesus, I am waiting for YOU. All my hope for my children is in You. I trust You. I know You will act on my behalf, because You love me as Your dear child. Thank-you LORD. You are my security.”