Secret of Boost!

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"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage; He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord !" (Psa 27:14)

This is the priceless statement of the Psalmist who walked through difficult and dreadful terrain. Discouragement is the most effective tool in the hands of the devil against the children of God. There's hardly any saint who has never been hit by the arrows of discouragement. The only way to live above fear, worry and depression is to wait on God.

God alone is omnipotent. We all have weaknesses. God had blessed us with limitations and inabilities so we may walk humbly before Him and others. When we wait on Him, the spiritual powers overrule our natural abilities. "Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not faint!" (Isa 40:31). Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's advertisement slogan—"Boost is the Secret of my Energy!"—has spectacularly promoted the sales of this food-drink. Waiting on God boosts our inner man to "bat and bowl" valiantly for the Kingdom of Heaven. The fear-filled disciples became spiritual revolutionaries when they collectively waited on God for ten days and received the power of His Spirit (Lk 24:49; Acts 1:5,8,14; 17:6b).

There is no way to be triumphant in times of darkness except by waiting on God with trust and confidence. Our hands may be fettered with chains but our hearts will be given feathers to soar high. That was the experience of Paul and Silas in the Philippian prison (Acts 16).

Just yesterday we would have witnessed the power of God spectacularly in fire from Heaven. Next day we may be sitting dumped in depression. The only thing we desire may be death. There may again be wind, earthquake and fire. Based on our yesterday's experience, we will look for God in these elements. But He may not be there in any of them. This is where patient waiting on the Lord helps. He will speak through "a still small voice!" (1 Ki 18:38; 19:9-13). Sometimes God's ways are "in the whirlwind and in the storm" (Nah 1:3b). There's no stereotype with God. Only those who habitually wait on Him will not miss Him.

No strength of our own, or goodness we claim;
Yet, since we have known the Saviour's great Name,
In this our strong tower for safety we hide,
Almighty His power: "The Lord will provide!"
                        (John Newton, 1725-1807)
 

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