" waiting is worship the Lord"

       "The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God 

        to be revealed. But if we hope for what we do not yet have, 

        we wait for it Patiently.                                 Roman 8: 19-25

        In an age of "instant gratification" people find it hard to wait. But "wait patiently" is what christian are told to do when they are burdened by trials and suffering of all kinds.

        God's whole creation has been crippled by the effect of sin. And christians ate not immune to thes troubles. Even thought we have become children of God through faith in Jesus, the redemption of our  bodies is still unfulfilled. That's means they continue to fall into sin. And they experience disease and handicaps of all kinds. Sin and its consequence are evident i. The life of every christian. 

        But the promise of God is that a day is coming when also the physical world will be set free from the effects of sin. All creation "will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God." Our own bodies cry for that day of redemption. So for now we must wait for these things. We wait in the knowledge that God will most certainly keep the promise he has made. 

       Being patient in time of trouble will not take away the trouble. But as we wait in faith and hope, our attitude toward our trouble can change. We see the trouble as part of God's righteous judgement on a world of sin. We see it as temporary. We see it as something that will end when God completes the work of redemption that has already free us from guilt of our sins. 

       How patient are we while we wait? Patience is certainly not easy. Days and years of suffering go by very slowly. Sometimes the loss is so overwhelming we can hardly think about anything else. Who can be patient in such circumstances? 

       God's word encourage us by comparing present suffering with future glory. The more we concentrate on the glory, the more we will be able to endure the sufferings.

        Be patient and await his leisure In cheerful hope, with heart content to take what'er thy Father's pleasure and his discerning love hath sent. Waiting is to worship the Lord!