God loves to work for those who wait for him.

So how do we wait for God?

Does waiting for God mean that we don't act?

And when do we stop waiting and start acting?

Those are really important questions and they were addressed in Pastor John's sermon on

Isaiah 64 verses 1-4 in a sermon he preached way back in 1982.

In one sense God works for everybody.

He makes that sun rise on the just and the unjust.

He sends rain on the good and the evil.

He brings sea time and harvest even for his rebellious creatures.

God does work for all his creatures and all of this is meant to lead us to repentance.

But in our text the work referred to is not that common grace given to all but a special

grace that is given to those who have a certain disposition.

No eye has seen a God besides thee who works for those who wait for him.

The work mentioned here clearly is not just the work of creation and preservation, it's

not just the meeting of a few natural needs that he does for everybody, rather it's the

investment of all God's infinite sovereign power to do everything his people need to have

done for their good.

And for whom does he do it?

He does it for those who wait for him.

So the biggest question for us right now is what's that?

How do you do that?

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