Waiting on God

New King James Version (NKJV)

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Waiting on God

15 verses10 books6 themes

Waiting on God

Trusting God's timing — the discipline of holy patience.

A study on the biblical call to wait on God — what it means to wait with faith, why God calls us to wait, and the promises given to those who do.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Summary by Book

Old Testament

Psalms

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Psalms 27:14
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Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalms 37:7
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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.

Psalms 40:1
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I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.

Psalms 46:10
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Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Psalms 62:5
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My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.

Psalms 130:5
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I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope.

Isaiah

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Isaiah 40:31
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But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Lamentations

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Lamentations 3:25
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The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Habakkuk

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Habakkuk 2:3
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For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Micah

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Micah 7:7
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Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

New Testament

Luke

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Luke 24:49
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Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.

Romans

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Romans 8:25
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But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

Galatians

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Galatians 6:9
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And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Hebrews

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Hebrews 10:36
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For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

James

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James 5:7
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Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

Thematic Index

Renewed Strength for Those Who Wait

Silent Waiting Before God

Patient Waiting

Waiting for the Vision

Waiting for the Promise

God Is Good to Those Who Wait

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.