while you wait

Psalm 5:3, KJV
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

It took 215 years from Abraham’s call to enter Canaan to Jacob's entering Egypt. His descendants, the Israelites, were enslaved for 430 years according to Exodus (although Paul suggests that period includes Moses’ life, too). Assuming Paul is right and ignoring the 40 years in wilderness that means Abraham’s descendants don’t put their feet on the land God has promised them for some 645 years.

But when they do, the Lord gives Israel a land for which they did not labour, provision from vineyards and olive groves they did not plant, and safety and security in cities they did not build.

I have a friend who repeatedly tells me God is much more concerned with the fulfilment of his promises than the time he takes to deliver on them. I hope my Heavenly Father doesn’t wait 645 years to deliver on mine (!) but while I wait I will continue to lay my requests before him and wait expectantly while he works on answering them. I know he will exceed every expectation.

Let's pray
You can't help yourself can you, Lord? You supply all my needs, you are lavish in your provision, and deliver on every commitment. You go beyond what I ask for, deserve, and expect. Thank you for your generosity. I know I can trust you to answer my prayers. Amen.