The Waiting Game
March 26, 2023

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March 26 | Pastor Clint Johnson

1 Thessalonians 4:13 AMP
13Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those who fall asleep [in death], that you may not grieve [for them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].

Psalm 40:1-5 AMP
1I WAITED patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. 2He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. 3And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord. [Ps. 5:11.] 4Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who makes the Lord his refuge and trust, and turns not to the proud or to followers of false gods. 5Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us; no one can compare with You! If I should declare and speak of them, they are too many to be numbered.

Jeremiah 38:6 AMP
6So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon or cistern pit [in the charge] of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard; and they let Jeremiah down [into the pit] with ropes. And in the dungeon or cistern pit there was no water, but only mire, and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

  • David cries out to

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  • It’s a beautiful thing when a broken man or woman genuinely cries out to God.

  • God wants us to pour out our complaints to Him and tell Him our troubles.

Psalm 142:2 AMP
2I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell before Him my trouble.

Psalm 40:4 AMP
4Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who makes the Lord his refuge and trust, and turns not to the proud or to followers of false gods.

  • Some are willing to say they need help but will seek it anywhere but from the Lord.

  • When you are in the pit, you do not just cry out to anybody, you cry out to God.

  • David waits on the Lord.

  • He waits

    on the Lord.

  • We have hope because we have

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Psalm 40:5 NIV
5Many, LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many to declare.

Psalm 40:2-3 AMP
2He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. 3And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord. [Ps. 5:11.]