Ruth Chesney

Waiting. We all know what it’s like, whether simply standing in a queue in a supermarket, or waiting for a phone call, the bride’s arrival at a wedding, results of a medical test, acceptance to a school or job… On most occasions, we know that our waiting will, sooner or later, come to an end. Other times, we don’t know if what we’re waiting for will ever come to pass. We pray, crying to God day after day, but nothing happens. We don’t understand the delay. Wouldn’t what we’re praying for help us to live better lives for God? A bigger house would mean we could serve others in a much fuller way. Surely it would be easier to do certain things for God if I was married. A miraculous cure to this chronic illness would show how great God is. Did you know that God waits? I was reading this morning in Isaiah 30. A segment of verse 18 caught my attention. ‘Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you…’ The conte