When we stand in line for something, we are waiting for a specific reason. We are waiting for a show to start; we are waiting to buy something we found we want, need or just like. We wait at the doctors office to be seen. We wait for the traffic light to turn green or the car in front of us to turn left. When we wait it is for something specific, we are wanting to see, hear or obtain. What are you waiting for? What specific reason is behind your waiting?

Psalm 130 says, “I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.”

The watchmen in scripture are usually waiting to see an incoming enemy in order to warn the leaders of the city. This is the most common use of watchmen in scripture, so when I read this today, it caused me to pause, for these watchmen were waiting for, watching for the morning. They were waiting for the new day to break, the first sign of a new day, a new moon, a new season. At the time of Jesus birth, the wise men were waiting for the star in the East to announce the birth of the new born king. Waiting, watching, but for what?

Friends, waiting is hard, but when you know what you are waiting for, it makes the waiting worth the wait. We are all called to be watchmen, but what is God asking you to watch for, to wait for? Do you know specifically what you are waiting for? The father in the story in John 15 was waiting, watching for the return of his son back home. Once he saw his son coming his way, he took off running.

Many have been waiting, watching and the Lord is putting it in many people’s hearts to get ready for we are about to see, hear and experience what we have been waiting for, watching for. When you see us take of running, it is because what we have been waiting for has come into sight, been heard in a sound. We know what we are looking for, what we are waiting for, you may not, but we do and when we see it, we will take off running. What are you specifically waiting for, watching for? Will you know it when you see it? I hope so, because when I see you take off running, I will know you have seen or heard what you have been waiting for and you will know the same about me.