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Bible Stories About Waiting on God
Waiting is one of the hardest things God asks of us. Joseph waited in prison. Sarah waited decades for a son. Caleb waited forty-five years for his mountain. Simeon waited his whole life to see the Messiah.
None of them knew how long it would take. All of them found out that God was working the whole time.
“But 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; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)- Two Years ForgottenGenesis 40:1–41:44; 50:20 · Book 2, Day 8
Joseph’s brothers sold him as a slave. In Egypt, he worked hard and earned his master’s trust, until his master’s wife falsely accused him and he was…
- Praying Without Words1 Samuel 1:1–28 · Book 2, Day 14
Hannah wanted a child more than anything, and year after year, she couldn’t have one. To make it worse, her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, had several…
- Laughter in the TentGenesis 18:1–15; 21:1–7 · Book 2, Day 27
Abraham and Sarah had waited twenty-five years for the son God promised them. By now Abraham was nearly a hundred, and Sarah was ninety. She had long…
- Talitha CumiMark 5:21–24, 35–43 · Book 3, Day 15
Jairus was an important man, a ruler of the synagogue in his town. But that day, none of that mattered. His twelve-year-old daughter was dying. He…
- Thy Prayer Is HeardLuke 1:5–25, 57–80 · Book 4, Day 10
Zacharias was a priest, and his wife, Elisabeth, was also from a priestly family. The Bible says they were both righteous before God. But they had no…
- Greatly BelovedDaniel 9:1–4, 20–23 · Book 4, Day 25
By now, Daniel was an old man. He had been taken captive to Babylon as a teenager and had lived there for nearly seventy years. One day, he was reading…
- Twenty-One DaysDaniel 10:1–14 · Book 5, Day 20
Daniel was an old man now, still living in exile. He had received a troubling vision about a great conflict, and he set himself to understand it. For…
- Count the StarsGenesis 15:1–6 · Book 6, Day 1
Years had passed since God first told Abram to leave his homeland. God had promised to make him a great nation. Abram had obeyed. He had traveled…
- The Selfsame DayExodus 12:31–42 · Book 6, Day 7
Long before Israel ever went to Egypt, God told Abraham something hard. Your descendants will be strangers in a land that isn’t theirs. They will be…
- From the Top of PisgahDeuteronomy 34:1–12 · Book 6, Day 10
For forty years, Moses had led Israel through the wilderness. He had stood before Pharaoh, raised his staff over the Red Sea, climbed Mount Sinai, and…
- Give Me This MountainJoshua 14:6–15 · Book 6, Day 11
Forty-five years earlier, Moses had sent twelve spies to explore the Promised Land. Ten came back terrified. The cities were walled, they said, and the…
- King at Last2 Samuel 5:1–12 · Book 6, Day 14
David was just a shepherd boy when the prophet Samuel poured oil on his head and anointed him to be the next king of Israel. Then nothing happened. At…
- The Day of Small ThingsZechariah 4:1–10; Ezra 6:14–16 · Book 6, Day 21
When the exiles came home from Babylon, Jerusalem was in ruins. Their leader, Zerubbabel, organized the people to rebuild the temple. They laid the…
- Simeon’s Long WaitLuke 2:25–35 · Book 6, Day 23
In Jerusalem there lived an old man named Simeon. The Bible describes him as “just and devout,” a man waiting for “the consolation of Israel,” the day…
- AnnaLuke 2:36–38 · Book 6, Day 24
Simeon wasn’t the only one in the temple that day. There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. Her story…
- Wings as EaglesIsaiah 40:1–11, 27–31 · Book 8, Day 10
God’s people were discouraged. Isaiah spoke to a nation that would one day be carried into exile, far from home, wondering if God had forgotten them…
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