May 2, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- WAITING FOR THE TIME
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CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {Jan ~ June, 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Saturday, May 2, 2020
TOPIC: WAITING FOR THE TIME
Read Psalms 27:1-14
[1](A Psalm of David.) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?[2]When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.[3]Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.[4]One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.[5]For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.[6]And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.[7]Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.[8]When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.[9]Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.[10]When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.[11]Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.[12]Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.[13]I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.[14]Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
MEMORISE: Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord! (Psalms 27:14)
EXPOSITION
A particular bus terminal carries the inscription, “WAIT OR WASTE!” That seemingly dreadful signal was to simply warn passengers against crossing to the other side of the road, because of the “death” that was then associated with it, that time! One of the sterling qualities God must have seen in David, to have called him a man after His heart, was the latter’s total dependence on, and trust in Him. God cherishes His children, who have the understanding of His work and timing (Eccl. 3:1ff; cf. 1 Chro. 12:32).
God works ’24/7′. Never let anyone think He is inactive at any given point in time. That you continue stagnantly, toiling and labouring in that particular situation doesn’t mean God is oblivious of it, or is inactive (Hab. 2:3). Times and seasons, no matter how they linger, can never frustrate God’s plan. (Hab. 2:2). Man may miss the times and target, but God is always timely (Eccl. 3:1).
The missing link is that, man is not there when God steps in to act! He asked Abraham to stay on His covenant. The latter stumbled along the way, and that brought the avoidable Ishmael that brought avoidable crisis into Abraham’s marital experience (Gen. 16:11-12). Yahweh who was faithful to His covenant with Abraham, in line with His timing, brought Isaac.
Dear devout, today’s dose of the Living Water is challenging you to keep waiting for the time God has ordained in His eternal programme for you, and that would never fail (cf. Num. 23:19; Psa. 27:14). If God is asking you to wait on Him for something, don’t be carried away by the situation of things for now. They are just for the time being; not forever. Rest assured; He will make good His promise, in due season. Your expectation will not be cut off (Prov. 10:24b). Stay abundantly blessed as you keep on waiting.
PRAYER POINTS
1. O Lord, enable me with Your divine power to wait for Your time.
2. Lord, deliver me from the destructive spirit of impatience.
3. O God of Heaven, assist believers experiencing delays in an aspect or the other of their lives, to wait diligently for Your never-late intervention.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 1 Samuel 21 – 23 & Romans 7
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!