Habakkuk 2:3 (AMP)
For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.
If you have ever been stuck in traffic when you are in a hurry or a slow-moving queue, then you may know something about patience and waiting. There is patience in waiting!
Waiting and patience go hand in hand, they are interchangeable, you cannot do one without the other. According to the Bible, patience is a fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22 and a virtue and it is what allows us to respond to frustrating circumstances with grace and self-control.
Anything of value is worth waiting for according to the bible, every notable event of the scripture needs time to mature into manifestation, from Abraham waiting for Isaac to David waiting for the throne, the Israelites in slavery waiting for deliverance and from the promise of a virgin birth to the resurrection of the Messiah. We are all even now according to Romans 8:19 await the manifestation of the sons of God.
Waiting means looking forward to someone or something with an underlying sense of expectation or anticipation. Though, one can wait for something or someone without expectation or expect without waiting.
The vision is yet for an appointed time—whatever your vision is, it is for an appointed time. But in the end, it will speak, it will happen.
God is not slow, tardy, late; but He comes exceedingly on time declare 2 Peter 3:9.
The ultimate vision may be far away. Even if it is slow, it is sure. It may not come in your days but ‘it is sure to come, it will not be late: and if it delays, wait for it.
When the kingdom of God will come is not clear, but come it will, that means we must exercise our patience in waiting for that thing we have no idea when it will come.
Impatience has its root in personal agenda; when we have plans that seem late, when in a hurry or when we want something and want it now, we exhibit impatience because we like our needs and desires to instantly be satisfied.
Moses expected an instant resolution of the issues in Egypt at his “let my people go,” speech, unfortunately, that didn’t happen. We see that from his impatient outburst directed at God in Exodus 5:22-23. We do the same when things don’t go our way, but the beginning of patience is surrendering our agenda to God’s will and committing ourselves to obedience over the long haul.
Patience is grown from waiting and we must all learn to wait patiently, especially in the things of the Spirit, we pray and expect an instant answer but sometimes the Lord says wait: wait for He will answer in time according to Psalm 40:1. We develop patience as we learn to focus on the eternal thing that gives us a perspective worth waiting for and not on temporal things without eternal value.
While you’re waiting for the Lord and the vision let your cry be; “be gracious to me Lord,” it doesn’t matter how long the wait is for, you have no better choice than what the Lord promised, the Lord will supply the strength to wait, that will help us soar like the eagle seen in Isaiah 40:31 so wait, keep waiting on God.
Shalom
