Waiting On God

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: — read the full passage →

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.