In Waiting 120918 NASB Malachi 3 1 1Behold

In Waiting 12/09/18

NASB Malachi 3: 1 1“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming, ” says the Lord of hosts.

I. WAIT – TO LINGER, TO LOOK FOR Psalm 27: 13 -14 NLT 13 Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. 14 Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. Psalm 106: 13 NLT 13 Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!

II. WAIT – TO HOPE AND EXPECT Psalm 38: 13 -15 NLT 13 But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak. 14 I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply. 15 For I am waiting for you, O Lord. You must answer for me, O Lord my God. Psalm 119: 166 NIV 166 I wait for your salvation, Lord, and I follow your commands.

III. WAIT – TO WHIRL IN A DANCE OR TO WRITHE IN LABOR/SUFFERING Psalm 37: 5 -7 NLT 5 Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. 6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. 7 Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

III. WAIT – TO WHIRL IN A DANCE OR TO WRITHE IN LABOR/SUFFERING Lamentations 3: 25 -26 NLT 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.

I. In Waiting WAIT – TO LINGER, TO LOOK FOR II. WAIT – TO HOPE AND EXPECT III. WAIT – TO WHIRL IN A DANCE OR TO WRITHE IN LABOR/SUFFERING