“And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst, of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and got him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights” (Exodus 24:1-18).

Patience is one of those things…
…so hard to learn it…
…so hard to practice it faithfully in our daily walk.

But God requires it of us!

As I was reading through this passage again in Exodus-
It dawned on me that Moses sat on the mountain for six entire days before the Lord spoke to him.

He had to patiently wait for the Lord for six days!
So often we think we can just do as we please with our lives and then come running to God for a few minutes of prayer and get an answer right away but I don’t believe it is always that simple.

Even Moses needed to be prepared for six full days-
– in order to be able to experience the awesome presence of the Lord!

If Moses had to wait six days-
– then it should not surprise us if we need to wait 60 days, 60 months or even 60 years for the Lord to prepare us to receive His blessing!

As I’m writing this devotional in a cyber cafe –
I’m watching a small girl, may be 2 years old, clinging to her dad who is also at a PC near me, insisting “Abba, hold me! Hold me now!”

He is saying to her, “Honey, just wait a couple minutes and let me finish writing this letter and I will give you a treat!”
Perhaps the Lord is saying to us today:

“Be patient my child, if you wait on me I will give you a treat!”
Be encouraged!

The Lord is preparing us for great things.
Spend more time seeking Him and worshipping Him.

Keep waiting at His feet.
He will meet us!

(PR)