Isaiah 6-8: Wait on the Lord

The LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said:
“Do not call conspiracy
   everything that these people call conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
   and do not dread it.
The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
   he is the one you are to fear,
   he is the one you are to dread,
and he will be a sanctuary;  - Is. 8:12-14 NIV

When you have seen God Almighty, as Isaiah saw him, high and lifted up, surrounded by seraphs calling to each other:   “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;   the whole earth is full of his glory.” it changes your perspective.  Then you can look at empires crumbling, rulers being overthrown, earthquakes, fires, floods and disasters of every kind without fearing what is to come.  When you fear God, he becomes a sanctuary from all the other dreads and fears that others experience.  The phrase 'wait on the Lord' is repeated over and over throughout the Old Testament.  Wait instead of letting your thoughts and dreads rush ahead of his plans.  Wait on the Lord.  Before you take matters into your own hands, wait.
Bind up the testimony
   and seal up the law among my disciples.
I will wait for the LORD,
   who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. - Is. 8:16-17 NIV

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