Isaiah is like a miniature Bible. The first 39 chapters (like the 39 books of

the Old Testament) are filled with judgment upon immoral and idolatrous men. Judah has sinned; the surrounding nations have sinned; the whole earth has sinned. Judgment must come, for God cannot allow such blatant sin to go unpunished forever.

But the final twenty-seven chapters (like the twenty-seven books of the New Testament) declare a message of Hope. The Messiah is coming as a Savior and a Sovereign to bear a cross and to wear a crown.

28 Have you not known?       Have you not heard?       The everlasting God, the LORD,       The Creator of the ends of the earth,       Neither faints nor is weary.       His understanding is unsearchable.        29 He gives power to the weak,       And to those who have no might He increases strength.        30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,       And the young men shall utterly fall,        31 But those who wait on the LORD       Shall renew their strength;       They shall mount up with wings like eagles,       They shall run and not be weary,       They shall walk and not faint.

Wait on the LORD;         Be of good courage,          And He shall strengthen your heart;          Wait, I say, on the LORD! Psalm 27:14

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. 6My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning—Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. Psalm 130:5-6

Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him

But those who wait on the LORD, They shall inherit the earth. Psalm 37:9

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,         For You are the God of my salvation;          On You I wait all the day. Psalm 25:5         

There is nothing more majestic than an eagle in flight. The power in his wings and the grace with which he soars among the clouds comes only with the training, effort and endurance to reach that lofty goal.

 "The eagle represents freedom. Living as he does on the tops of lofty mountains, amid the solitary grandeur of Nature, he has unlimited freedom, whether with strong pinions he sweeps into the valleys below, or upward into the boundless spaces beyond.

As the God of providence. Jeremiah 14:22

As the God of salvation. Psalms 25:5

As the Giver of all temporal blessings. Psalms 104:27

Waiting Necessitates the Passage of Time (Psalm 130:5-6)

Waiting Means Confident Expectation: WAITING and HOPING are wound together like the strands of a rope.

Waiting Involves an Expectation Based on Knowledge and Trust. The ability to wait on the Lord stems from being confident and focused on who God is and in what God is doing.

Waiting Involves Negatives and Positives: When we think of waiting, we might envision just sitting back, not doing much of anything, just waiting for something to happen. But that is not the kind of waiting the Bible is calling for. Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of waiting is learning to hold the negatives and the positives in proper balance.

Waiting involves a passivity and an activity—negatives and positives—things we should do and things we should not do. These negatives and positives in relation to waiting are closely wound together like the strands in a rope. When wound together properly, they give great strength, courage, patience, and endurance.

Waiting Involves Seeking the Lord Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait

for Him, To the person who seeks Him. On the positive side, waiting always means seeking the

Lord. When we enter God’s waiting room we are not to just sit as one might in the doctor’s chair. Rather, we need to spend time seeking Him. This means:

Time in the Word studying, seeking answers, and claiming God’s promises;

Time in prayer praying about the issues, praying for wisdom and discernment;

Time meditating on who God is, what He is wanting to do in us and through us, and on what we need to do by way of answers and direction. Included in this might be our need to examine and evaluate our motives and attitudes, our values and priorities, and our goals and objectives in life.

Because of Who God is and what He is able to do: Waiting on the Lord means learning to have a single and consistent focus on God as the source of life because of all that He is as God—holy, just, sovereign, good, righteous, merciful, gracious, loving, all-powerful, all-knowing, all-wise, infinite, truth, and eternality.

Because of Who We Are and What We Are Not Able To Do: Obviously, as mere humanity, even though we are created in the image of God (an image flawed by sin), we have neither the wisdom nor the ability to get along without the Lord.

Waiting Sustains and Satisfies (or Allows the Lord to Do So).

Waiting Strengthens and Enables: there are three specific promises: (1) “They will mount up with wings like eagles.” (2) “They will run and not get tired.” (3) “They will walk and not become weary.”

Waiting Straightens and Builds Character.

Waiting Lifts Us Out of Despair and Causes Praise to God.

Waiting Encourages Others and Gives Greater Ability to Witness.

The Text The Phrase the Purpose

Isaiah 25:9 we have waited that He might save us

Psalm 104:27 They all wait for TheeTo give them their food in due

season

Psalm 106:13 They did not wait for His counsel (guidance)

Psalm 119:43 For I wait for Thine ordinances

Psalm 119:81 I wait for Thy word

Isaiah 42:4 the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law

Lamentation 3:26 he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD

Genesis 49:18 I wait ... O LORD For Thy salvation

Jude 1:21 waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 1:7 Waiting for The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

•Maybe you are in a job situation that’s really tough to endure and you are waiting and hoping that conditions will change for the better. •Maybe you are without a job and waiting for news on an application. •Maybe you are ill (or have a loved one who is) and waiting for your health to improve.• You might have been treated with severe injustice and you cried out to the Lord and wait upon Him to execute justice. •A single person may be waiting for Mr. or Miss Right. •Or maybe you are waiting for your spouse or child or a person you serve to become interested in spiritual things.

Waiting upon God is not only biblical but a necessary part of the Christian life for the growing Christian. "Wait for" is an active display of faith in God during impossible situations.

To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in You;         Let me not be ashamed;          Let not my enemies triumph over me. 3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed