Message Notes

LEARNING TO WAIT ON THE LORD

1. The Principle

a) Let no one who waits on You be ashamed   (Psalm 25:3)

i) Not disappointed

ii) No reason to be ashamed

b) Waiting for God:

i) To hear and respond to prayers offered

ii) To deliver from the plots and snares of enemies

iii) To defeat enemies

2. The Practice

a) On You I wait all the day   (Psalm 25:5)

i) For God to show His ways

ii) For God to teach His paths

iii) For God to lead in His truth and teach

b) I wait for You   (Psalm 25:21)

i) In hope

ii) In expectation

3. Things to dwell on while waiting on the Lord

a) The Lord as the Light   (Psalm 27:1a)

b) The Lord as Saviour   (Psalm 27:1b)

c) The Lord as the Strength   (Psalm 27:1c)

4. The Exercise of Faith

a) In prayer

i) Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice   (Psalm 27:7a)

ii) Have mercy also upon Me, and answer me   (Psalm 27:7b)

b) Seeking God’s face in prompt response

i) When You said, “Seek My face”

ii) My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek”   (Psalm 27:8)

c) In hope of the future

i) Losing heart

I would have lost heart

ii) Believing and trusting God

Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness in the land of the living   (Psalm 27:13)

d) Exercising courage

i) Wait on the LORD

ii) Be of good courage   (Psalm 27:14)