For The Promise of The Father “He charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father.” Acts 1:4 (ASV) In speaking of the saints in Jerusalem at Christ’s birth—with Simeon and Anna—we saw how the call to...
For The Coming of His Son “[Be] ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord.”(Luke 12:36). “Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and...
For Redemption “Simeon… was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him… Anna, a prophetess… spoke of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem” Luke 2:25, 36, 38 Here we...
In Holy Expectancy “Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me ” Micah 7:7 Have you ever heard of a little book, “Expectation Corners”? It tells of a king who prepared a city for...
Quietly “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. ” Lamentations 3:26 Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted”. “In quietness and in confidence shall be your...