https://odb.org/2024/08/28/worth-the-wait-3
The story of Abram (he later became known as Abraham) is central to the biblical narrative as the nation of Israel came through him. The Messiah, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, also came through Abraham’s line of descendants, including the House of David, and consequently, all the nations of the earth are blessed through the salvation and eternal life brought about by Jesus’s death on the cross and His resurrection thereafter.
It started with a call from the LORD and his stoic and unwavering obedience to the call, to uproot his family, and all he had, to sojourn to a far land with very little details except the direction to travel west. Even to the point of his willingness to sacrifice Isaac, his only son, and his only hope of perpetuating his line. More so, as Isaac only came when he was 100 years old, but the promise of him having descendants as many as the stars in the sky and the sand at the seashore was given to him when he was 75. He persevered and waited and persevered and waited. In the end, God came through for Sarah and him with Isaac, and through Isaac came Jacob, Joseph, Ruth, David, Solomon, and many others until our Lord Jesus Christ. The rest, as they say, is history – in this case, biblical history.
The way God works, as demonstrated by His ways in the life of Abraham and other mighty men and women of God, is that we need to wait but at the same time respond and move. The promise will come true eventually, but in the meantime, we can not remain passive. Neither can we wait and only move when the promise materialises. The latter is not an option as sometimes it is only by stepping out in faith that we will see the promises of God come to pass.
I am still waiting for a few promises of God to come to pass in my own life even as I am ageing day by day. In the meantime, I serve Him as He calls me to the best of the giftings and talents He has bestowed and blessed me with. I work harder in areas where I have less natural talent and to compensate for my lack thereof with my other giftings.
We need to wait for God, not idly or lazily, but with the fervency and determination like that of an otter building its home by the river or the honey badger fighting off predators much bigger than it. We persevere in our faith and serve Him diligently and tenaciously – one day His promises for our lives will come to pass!
Ronnie's Thoughts 