The Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion
(Isaiah 30:18; NLT).
You wait within, Lord,
To forgive,
Yearning to help us grow
And live.
You wait within
To make us whole,
Aching to save and heal
Each soul.
You wait within, Lord,
Every day,
Thirsting to hear us praise
And pray.
You wait within
To share each test,
Longing to give us peace
And rest.
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The Lord longs to be gracious to you
(Isaiah 30:18; NIV).
I will thank the Lord with all my heart
(Psalm 111:1; NLT).
Thank you, Lord,
For healing us
In mind and body,
Heart, and soul.
Thank you, Lord,
For waiting all these years
To save,
And make us whole.
Thank you, Lord,
For helping us
To follow you
Through every test.
Thank you, Lord,
For cleansing us,
And promising
Eternal rest.
God’s promise of entering his rest still stands
(Hebrews 4:1; NLT).
Keep on seeking,
and you will find
(Matthew 7:7; NLT).
To seek is to find;
To loose is to bind.
To lend is to store;
To fall is to soar.
To doubt is to know;
To fail is to grow.
To leave is to stay;
To wait is to pray.
To have is to give;
To die is to live.
Those who die in the Lord will live;
their bodies will rise again!
(Isaiah 26:19; NLT).
The years of pain.
The empty street.
The fruitless wait;
The mid-day heat.
The dying hope;
The voices, near.
The noisy crowd;
The Teacher, here.
His look of love;
His outstretched hand.
His healing touch;
He helps me stand.
I straighten up,
And take a pace;
The people cheer
While we embrace.
A miracle!
He’s set me free!
I thank him,
And he blesses me.
I bow down low.
The crowd moves on.
I raise my eyes,
But he is gone.
The voices fade
Along the way.
I see it all –
Like yesterday.
I am the Lord who heals you
(Exodus 15:26; NLT).
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16; NIV).
Lord,
You gave your only Son
To live and die for all,
And then you raised him
From the dead,
For we still hear
His call.
Lord,
You sent your only Son
To claim us as his own,
And now he waits
Within us all,
To make our hearts
His home.
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them” (John 14:23; NLT).
For God alone, O my soul,
wait in silence (Psalm 62:5; ESV).
The best prayer
Is wordless:
We wait upon God.
The best prayer
Is simple:
We pour out our hearts.
The best prayer
Is honest:
For he will forgive.
The best prayer
Is constant:
As long as we live.
Pray continually
(1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
(Genesis 6:5-6; NLT)
God mourns
To see our bitter hatred,
Sad he made us all
From dust.
He grieves
To see our wilful blindness,
Waiting, weeping
Over us.
The Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
(Isaiah 30:18; NLT)
Let all that I am wait quietly before God
(Psalm 62:5; NLT).
Wait before God
At the start of each day.
Drink in his presence –
There’s no need to pray.
Listen, for then,
If he speaks, you will hear,
While you rest in his love –
For the Father is near.
The Lord your God is with you
(1 Chronicles 22:18; NLT).
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1. Even when
You don’t believe in God,
He still believes
In you.
2. Even when
You don’t love God,
He gives you life,
And loves you, too.
3. Even when
You don’t know God,
He still knows
Everything you do;
4. And even when
You don’t want God,
He watches, waits, and longs
For you.
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References
1. He is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish (Luke 6:35; RSV).
2. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need (Acts 17:25; NLT).
He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
3. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth (Psalm 11:4; NLT).
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely (Psalm 139:4; NIV).
4. The Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion (Isaiah 30:18; NLT).
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The one who enters through the gate
is the shepherd of the sheep
(John 10:2; NLT).
1. May I listen,
Watch, and wait,
Until you lead me
Through the gate,
To talk with me
At Eden’s eve,
And walk with me
Beneath the trees.
2. May I listen,
Watch, and wait,
Until you guide me
Through the gate,
Then take my hand
And kneel with me
To pray, in dark
Gethsemane.
3. May I listen,
Watch, and wait,
Until you come, Lord,
Through the gate,
To roll away
The heavy stone
At Golgotha,
And take me home.
4. May I listen,
Watch, and wait,
Until you bear me
Through the gate
Of heaven,
For you’ve heard my plea,
And paid the price
To ransom me.
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References
1. Watch and listen (Ezekiel 40:4; NLT).
Wait for the Lord (Psalm 37:34; CSB).
He leads me (Psalm 23:2; NLT).
Enter through the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13; NIV).
The Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground (Genesis 2:8-9; NLT).
You were in Eden, the garden of God (Ezekiel 28:13; NLT).
When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden (Genesis 3:8; NLT).
2. I will take you by the hand and guard you (Isaiah 42:6; NLT).
He guides me along right paths (Psalm 23:3; NLT).
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker (Psalm 95:6; NLT).
Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36; NLT).
He went on a little further and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (Matthew 26:39; NLT).
3. He, bearing his cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called, in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified him (John 19:17; NKJV).
In the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. So there they laid Jesus (John 19:41; NKJV).
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door (Matthew 28:1-2; NKJV).
God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself (Psalm 49:15; NIV).
4. Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” Luke 23:43; NLT).
He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart (Isaiah 40:11; NLT).
How awesome is this place! This none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven! (Genesis 28:17; NKJV).
He has heard my plea for mercy! (Psalm 28:6; NET).
By the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins (Hebrews 9:14; NLT).
I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offences like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free (Isaiah 44:22; NLT).
I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me (Psalm 71:23; NLT).
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