“Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.”

Isaiah 40:31

Waiting on the Lord – The Space Where God Works

Acts 1 tells us that after the resurrection, Jesus gave His disciples a command that feels deeply uncomfortable to us today: wait. They had seen the risen Christ. They believed. They were ready to go. And yet Jesus told them to remain in Jerusalem until they were baptised with the Holy Spirit.

Waiting has always been woven into the Christian story. We wait through Advent, through Lent, through Easter, and now through the days leading to Pentecost. The danger is not that we wait—but that we misunderstand how to wait.

Biblical waiting is not passive or idle. It is not resignation or quiet despair.

Isaiah reminds us that waiting is often born in suffering. It comes when we feel overlooked, unheard, or forgotten. Israel waited seventy long years in captivity. That passage we love so much from Isaiah isn’t about short delays—it’s about enduring faith when life feels painfully slow.

But biblical waiting always carries promise. God is never idle. While we wait, He renews strength, reshapes vision, and prepares us for mission. Waiting doesn’t mean nothing is happening—it means something holy is happening within us.

So if today feels like a season of delay, take heart. God is not absent. He is at work—not just in your future, but deep within your soul.

As Pentecost approaches, the question is not whether we are waiting, but how. Are we waiting biblically—eyes open, hearts surrendered, ready for transformation?