WHEN THE WAITING ENDS by Eddie Lawrence Text: Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. 2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. 3 He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord. 3 THINGS DAVID DID: 1. HE PATIENTLY WAITED v1 -This is the right kind of waiting. He patiently waited. Too often what we call waiting is filled with a fearful impatience. 2. HE CRIED TO THE LORD v1 -David chose to use his words and express his heart directly to God. How often when we are frustrated or in trouble do we express our emotions and feelings with everyone but God? 3. HE GOT A NEW TESTIMONY v3 -But at the end of David’s waiting, God proved faithful in rescuing him, strengthening him, and anchoring him even more deeply in the place of trust in God. 4 THINGS GOD DID FOR DAVID: 1. HE INCLINED TO HIM v1 -Can you picture Father God leaning over toward David listening and then responding? He’s a good Father who desires to help His children. Sometimes what we most need to happen requires His work in a lot of people and places in addition to what He needs to do in us. 2. HE LIFTED HIM UP v2 -David was in the pit, so to speak. Ever been there? One thing about being in a deep pit, somebody above you has to help you before you can get out. David trusted and waiting until God let down the rope. No what I mean? You may feel that way today. Stuck in a pit, waiting on a rope, not even sure if anyone including God knows that you are there, or even cares that you are there. But David, waited patiently on the Lord which means He knew the rope was coming, He just had to trust God to do it the way He (God) wanted to do it. 3. HE SET ME DOWN v2 -Isn’t it grand to know that God doesn’t stop when He gets us out of the pit; but, that He also sets our feet on the rock? That’s a great place to be when you have spent a lot of time in a miry pit. Our rock is Christ. He has seated us in Christ. He is the unshakable foundation of our very lives as believers. 4. HE ESTABLISHED HIS STEPS v2 -This is a picture of God guiding and marking out the path for us. This in itself may well keep us out of many a pit. Not all of them, for sometimes like Joseph, others may toss us into the pit. God establishes our steps. He controls our destiny as we place ourselves in His hands. What a treasured reassurance. 5. HE PUT A NEW SONG IN HIS MOUTH v3 -This must have been a song of deliverance. I wonder what it would sound like today. Can you think of a song of testimony that tells of how God has rescued someone? Have you ever heard Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take the Wheel”? Pull it up on Google and read the words. There is a place for us to hear the stories of people’s deliverance told through a song. God loves the praise that proceeds from our singing the story of His love expressed to us. 6. HE CREATED A TESTIMONY TO BRING IN OTHERS v3 -The Father is glorified when we share our story with others. He uses it through the power of His Holy Spirit to bring forth the praise of others. Your testimony is one of the most powerful things you can share with people to open their hearts to the Lord. Telling the story of how Jesus’ l
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