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Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalm 27:14

Waiting is one of the hardest things to do. We want to be people of action. Wefeel better if we are doing something to address our need, but waitingforces us to rely on God. David learned what it meant to wait. He waschosen by God to be the next king of Israel, then spent years waitingfor the day God’s Word would come to pass in his life. As he waited, aparanoid, egocentric king occupied the throne that had been promisedto him. David spent his time hiding in caves and living among hisenemies. As he waited, he saw good friends murdered and his family and possessions taken. 

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Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:23

Hope in theChristian’s life is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation.Those without Christ may wish things were different and wish they knewsomeone who could change their situations. The Christian is personallyrelated to the Lord of the universe, who is sovereign not only overall creation but also over every circumstance we experience. We can live with confidence because our hope is in One who is faithful. 

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Looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace ofGod; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble.

Hebrews12:15

Bitterness has a tenacious way of taking root deep within the soul and resisting all efforts to weed it out. Bitterness occurs formany reasons. It might come from deep hurts you received as a child,hurts you cannot forget. Time, rather than diminishing the hurt, onlyseems to sharpen the pain. Bitterness can result from the hurtfulwords of a friend or coworker. Often the person who hurt you is unaware of the extent of your bitterness. 

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The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

James 5:16

God promises all believers that if we live righteously and pray fervently, our prayers will be effective and produce significant results. How do we treat a promise like this? Wemight argue, “But I do pray, and nothing happens!” Our problem is that we do not hold ourselves accountable to the Scripture. God’s Word saysthat prayer ought to accomplish much. If our prayer life is notaccomplishing much, what should we do? If we are praying but seeing noresults, should we conclude that this promise is untrue? Should weexcuse this Scripture as impractical and unrealistic? Or should we examine ourselves to see if we meet its conditions? 

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Here is the new DVD series I’ll be showing at 9:15am on Sundays at Crossroads.

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