The Lord keeps his Word

I never felt more helpless and anxious than when we returned to New York to start the Times Square church. Again, we were subject to the mercy of the landowners' schedules and the construction of superintendents. When I had to wait, I became very impatient and cried : "Lord, there is so much to do in New York and a short time. How long is the wait ?"

Yet, thankfully, God answered with patience : "David, do you trust me ? Then wait."

You have heard the expression : "The most difficult part of faith is the last half hour." I can testify to my years in the ministry that the most trying period is always just before God works on his rescue.

There are serious implications when we do not wait for God to act. In fact, too often, at that time, we charge God with neglect. Saul did this when he acted impatiently alone (see 1 Samuel 13). He basically said : "God sent me to do his job, but now he has let me understand how everything unfolds. Things are spreading and soon he will be hopeless."

Does that describe your own thinking sometimes ? We are invited to wait for the Lord and trust Him to fulfill our deliverance. But when our inner deadline passes, we are angry with God and we have clashed. As we move toward him, we declare : "God does not care about me. Prayer and waiting do not work. His word can not be invoked."

Yet, God has given us the responsibility of waiting for him in prayer. Believe it and say : "The Lord keeps His word, so I will not panic." God told me to wait for His direction - and I will wait, God be true and each one be a liar ! In our trials, we find ourselves with this posture of heart. Not in panic, but with confidence !

David Wilkerson