Wait Upon The Lord

Isaiah 40:31 

 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 

Does, "wait," mean sit around and do nothing?

A preacher once pointed out that, "wait," can mean, "serve." As in, "waiter," or, "waitress." 

We should be doing the Lord's bidding, much like a Lady In Waiting is doing the bidding of her Master. Jesus is our Master. He has given us much to do. He has commanded us to, "Occupy till I come."  He has commanded us to, "Preach the gospel to every creature."

Jesus said, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." A preacher once put it this way, "If you aren't a fisher of men you aren't following Jesus." Jesus said he will make you fishers of men. He didn't say he might make you fishers of men. 

The point is, Jesus gave us things to do and, waiting on the Lord, is doing all those things. Waiting on the Lord is not like sitting on a bench and waiting on a bus. Waiting on the Lord is more like being on your feet, eager to fulfill His beck and call. Let's wait upon the Lord.

The following sermon is on the subject of being faithful stewards. It goes hand in hand with doing Christ's bidding. I have enjoyed it multiple times. I feel that there are many thoughts to mull over. This message has meant a lot to me. I hope you find something edifying within it, too.