THE POWER OF REAL WAITING

Acts 6:8 (NKJV) And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Isaiah 40:31 is a verse that has been grossly misapplied. It says, "they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength." Many have used that verse to delay action and "wait" until something happens or, worse yet, to "wait" for God to do something. But understand that God has done everything He is ever going to do, and waiting on God is never a passive stance. This is an important lesson especially as we are delving into a brand new year, The Year of Heaven on Earth! I know a number of you have been ‘waiting’ for one thing or the other to take place, but it’s the wrong kind of waiting. Let me show you. When the early church was growing, the apostles decided to select men full of the Holy Ghost to "wait" on tables. Stephen was one of them. His waiting did not involve sitting around waiting for God to do something. In fact, as he was waiting on tables, he was working miracles, dispensing wisdom, and doing wonders! He was so full of the Holy Ghost that he would hand you a plate of food, and cancer would leave. He would wipe down a chair, and the next person who sat in it would be delivered. Hallelujah! So, the next time you think about waiting on God, get busy! Be filled with the Holy Ghost and go out there and do great wonders and miracles among the people. That is the kind of waiting God approves of and what HE is waiting for. PROPHETIC DECLARATION I am God's waiter. I exist to serve Him and in my waiting, I perform signs, wonders, and miracles in the mighty name of Jesus! FURTHER STUDY Acts 6:1-10 DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY OF THE GOODNEWS DAILY DEVOTIONAL AT: www.goodnewsworld.com/goodnewsdaily