Kidzablaze Devotions

Genesis 15:4-6

4 Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, ``This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir."

5 And He took him outside and said, ``Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, ``So shall your descendants be."

6 Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Genesis 12:1-3

1 Now the LORD said to Abram, ``Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;

Nehemiah 6:15-16

15 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

16 When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

Nehemiah 13:6-7

6 But during all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had gone to the king. After some time, however, I asked leave from the king,

7 and I came to Jerusalem and learned about the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, by preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God.

Nehemiah 1:4-11

4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

5 I said, ``I beseech You, O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

6 let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father's house have sinned.

7 ``We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.

8 ``Remember the word which You commanded…

Proverbs 16:9

9 The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.

Psalm 27:14

14 Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.

No one likes to wait, but have you ever wondered why? Perhaps it’s because delays show us that we are not in control. Someone or something else is calling the shots. Although we may be able to identify the immediate cause—like a traffic light or the long checkout line—ultimately the One who controls all our delays is the Lord. He is sovereign over everything in heaven and on earth; our time and schedules are in His hands.

This means that in every delay, we are actually waiting for God in some way. You might have thought that the expression “waiting upon the Lord” applies only to seeking His guidance or an answer to prayer.…