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Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,To the soul who seeks Him.

I. Wait: the words

A. Hebrew

Hebrew

1)Qavah = bind together, tarry, wait, look patiently, look expectantly, hope.2)Yachal = hope, wait expectantly3)Dammam = grow silent, be still – rest4)Chakah = wait, tarry, long for

B. Greek

Greek1)Prosdechomai = to wait for, to expect, to look for2)Apekdechomai = to await, expect eagerly3)Anemeno = “to await one whose coming is expected, perhaps with the added idea of patience and confidence.”

II. Waiting with confidence

A. Time

Psalm 130:5-6

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,And in His word I do hope.My soul waits for the LordMore than those who watch for the morning—Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

Mytimin

g= God’s

timing

= No adjustment necessary

Mytimin

g= God’s

timing

= Adjustment Necessary

(wait)

B. God’s character

Psalm 130:7

O Israel, hope in the LORD;For with the LORD there is mercy,And with Him is abundant redemption.

III. Waiting with faith

Psalm 37:1-9

Do not fret because of evildoersNor be envious of the workers of iniquity.For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,And wither as the green herb.Trust in the LORD, and do good;Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.Delight yourself also in the LORD,And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:1-9

Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him,And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;Do not fret—it only causes harm.

Psalm 37:1-9

For evildoers shall be cut off;But those who wait on the LORD,They shall inherit the earth.

A. Trust

B. Rest

C. Active

Jeremiah 2:12-13

“Be astonished, O heavens, at this,And be horribly afraid;Be very desolate,” says the LORD.“For My people have committed two evils:They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters,And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.”

Mytimin

g= God’s

timing

= No adjustment necessary

Mytimin

g= God’s

timing

= Adjustment Necessary

(wait)

Myplans = God’s

plans = No adjustment necessary

Mystrate

gy= God’s

strategy

= No adjustment necessary

Mystrateg

y= God’s

strategy

= Adjustment Necessary

(obey)

Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,To the soul who seeks Him.