Waiting on the Lord

How frequently the Scriptures tell us to "wait on the Lord." That is difficult in a world that is so fast paced, and desires instant success and gratification. But the Lord does not act according to our time tables. I was reminded of that reality when A. J. Gordon, in his book The Holy Spirit in Missions, tells believers to persevere and wait on Jesus:

"It was seven years before Carey baptized his first convert in India. It was seven years before Judson won his first disciple in Burma. Morrison toiled seven years before the first Chinese were brought to Christ. Moffat declared that he waited seven years to see the first evident moving of the Holy Spirit upon his Bechuanas of Africa. Henry Richards labored seven years on the Congo before the first convert was gained at Banza Manteka."

We ought to ask ourselves, have we ever waited seven years for anything?