Why Does God Make Us Wait — Meaning Explained

Isaiah 40:31 promises, 'They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary.' Abraham waited 25 years for Isaac. Joseph waited 13 years from his dreams to their fulfillment. David was anointed king years before he ruled. Moses spent 40 years in the wilderness before leading Israel. God's delays are never without purpose. 'The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him' (Lamentations 3:25). Waiting develops patience: 'Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing' (James 1:4). It refines faith: 'The trying of your faith worketh patience' (James 1:3). Psalm 27:14 commands, 'Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.' Habakkuk 2:3 assures, 'The vision is yet for an appointed time... though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come.' God's timing is always perfect — 'when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son' (Galatians 4:4).