Often in this life, we as human beings get impatient when things are not going the way “we think they should” and we end up taking matters into our own hands and making decisions instead of waiting for YAHWEH! I know it is easier said than done, but it something that we all must work on and that is the reason for this message. I will give a personal example as it is fitting the for this message, is that I too, am in a waiting period, as I have waiting for a wife for almost 8 years, but I will not stop waiting until His appointed time, and that is if time permits and only He knows this. ELOHIM willing, I will do a message on this topic for all the single men for encouragement to not give up on waiting for her to come. The point is that waiting applies to us all.
Sometimes we will pray for something and if it does not happen within a day or two, we think ELOHIM did not hear us and we go and do our own thing without His guidance or approval, or we will act without even taking it to Him in prayer at all. We must remember this:
2 Peter 3:8
“Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with YAHWEH, one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day…”
Psalms 90:4
“For from Your viewpoint a thousand years are merely like yesterday or a night watch.”
YAHWEH operates outside of time and space and He doesn’t see things the way that we do, nor think how we think, and whenever He answers us it is ALWAYS the right time, but when we get ahead of Him is when things begin to go awry.
Wait in Hebrew is the word Qavah pronounced (kaw-vaw) and is spelled Quph, Waw, Hey!
Quph: is a picture of the sun on the horizon and means condense, circle, TIME
Waw: is a picture of a tent peg and means add, SECURE, hook
Hey: is a picture of a man with his arms raised and means look, REVEAL, breath
When we combine this letters Quph, Waw, Hey for the word Qavah (wait) we get this message: “Time secures revelation!” In other words, when we wait on YAHWEH which requires time, then we will receive revelation as He wills it. Let’s now take a look at a few examples from scripture.
Jubilees 14:21-24 (Concerning Abraham having a son)
“And Abram rejoiced, and told all these things to Sarai his wife. And he BELIEVED that he would have seed, BUT SHE DID NOT BEAR. And Sarai advised her husband Abram, and said to him, “Go in to Hagar, my Egyptian handmaid. It may be that I will build up seed to you by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai his wife, and said to her, “Do so.” And Sarai took Hagar, her handmaid, the Egyptian, and gave her to Abram, her husband, as wife. And he went in to her, and she conceived and bore him a son, and he called his name Ishmael, in the fifth year of this week; and this was the eighty-sixth year in the life of Abram.”
The beautiful thing is that Abraham believed that he would have a son and rejoiced; however, Sarai did not bear a son when they thought she would, so Sarai figured the plan was to bring about the child through Hagar and Abram went with the plan, although YAHWEH said the child would be born by Sarah and not Hagar. The result is that Ishmael was not the covenant son of the promise, but rather Isaac who was born to them 14 years later when he was 100 years old (Genesis 21:5). 14 years is a long time to us, but less than a day to YAHWEH and this just goes to show that YAHWEH’s promise did not fail, we must wait for Him. In no way am I casting blame on anyone as I know that times can be difficult, this message is to hopefully strengthen us all to know that His promises never fall to the ground. Abraham was a man of great trust in YAHWEH as he left his home country to go to a place that YAHWEH would show him, how many of us would do that today? It just shows us that waiting can be difficult for us, but ELOHIM will answer.
2 Peter 3:8
“Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with YAHWEH, one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day…”
Judith 7:19-32
“The children of Yisra’el cried to YAHWEH their ELOHIM, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had circled round about them and there was no way to escape out from among them. Thus all the company of Assyria remained about them, both their footmen, chariots and horsemen, THIRTY-FOUR DAYS, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhabitants of Bethulia. And the cisterns were emptied and they did not have water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure. Therefore their young children were discouraged and their women and young men fainted for thirst and fell down in the streets of the city and by the passages of the gates and there was no longer any strength in them. Then all the people assembled to Uzziyahu and to the chief of the city, both young men and women and children and cried with a loud voice and said before all the elders, ELOHIM be judge between us and you: for you have done us great injury, in that you have not required peace from the children of Assyria. For now we have no helper: but ELOHIM has sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction. Now therefore call them to you and deliver the whole city as a spoil to the people of Holofernes and to all his army. For it is better for us to be made as spoil to them, than to die of thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live and not see the death of our infants before our eyes nor our wives nor our children. We take to witness against you heaven and the earth and our ELOHIM and Master of our fathers, who punishes us according to our iniquities as we have said this day. Then there was a great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried to YAHWEH ELOHIM with a loud voice. Then Uzziyahu said to them, brothers, be of good courage, let us endure yet FIVE DAYS, in the which space YAHWEH our ELOHIM may turn His mercy toward us; for He will not forsake us utterly. AND IF THESE DAYS PASS AND NO HELP COME TO US, I WILL DO ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD. And he dispersed the people, everyone to their own charge; and they went to the walls and towers of their city and sent the women and children into their houses: and they despaired greatly in the city.”
As I mentioned in the introduction, people will pray and when it doesn’t happen in the time “they think it should happen”, then they feel as though their prayers were not heard. If you give Him five days, how do you not know He was going to respond in 10 days? After a day or two people will act without waiting to hear back from YAHWEH, and we see how many days it took for Him to respond to Jeremiah and it was NOT immediately.
Jeremiah 42:1-7
“Then all the officers of the forces and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah and all the people from the young to the old came near. And said to Jeremiah, we beseech you, PRAY FOR US before YAHWEH your ELOHIM, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us; that YAHWEH our ELOHIM may show us the way by which we may go and the thing that we may do. Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I WILL PRAY before YAHWEH your ELOHIM according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatever YAHWEH shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will hide nothing from you. Then they said to Jeremiah, may YAHWEH be a true and faithful witness between us if we do not do according to the word with which YAHWEH your ELOHM shall send you to us. Whether it be good or whether it be bad, we will obey the voice of YAHWEH our ELOHIM. And it came to pass AFTER TEN DAYS that the word of YAHWEH came to Jeremiah the prophet.”
Judith understood this very well:
Judith 8:9-22
“Now when she (Judith) heard the EVIL WORDS of the people against the governor, that they fainted for lack of water; for Judith had heard all the words that Uzziyahu had spoken to them and that he had SWORN TO DELIVER THE CITY TO THE ASSYRIANS AFTER FIVE DAYS; then she sent her maid servants, that had the administration of all things that she had, to call Uzziyahu and Hever and Carchemish, the ancients of the city. And they came to her and she said to them, hear me now, O you governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia; for your words that you have spoken before the people this day is NOT RIGHT, regarding this oath which you made and pronounced between ELOHIM and you and have promised to deliver the city to our enemies, UNLESS YAHWEH TURNS TO HELP YOU WITHIN THESE DAYS. And now who are you that have TEMPTED ELOHIM THIS DAY AND STAND INSTEAD OF ELOHIM AMONG THE CHILDREN OF MEN, and not TRY YAHWEH of Hosts? But you shall never know anything. For you cannot find the depth of the heart of man, neither can you perceive the things that He thinks: how then can you search out ELOHIM; that has made all these things and know His mind, or comprehend His purpose? No, my brothers, do not provoke YAHWEH our ELOHIM to anger. For if He will not help us within these five days, He has power to defend us WHEN HE WILLS, even every day or to destroy us before our enemies. DO NOT BIND THE COUNSELS OF YAHWEH OUR ELOHIM: for ELOHIM IS NOT AS MAN, THAT HE MAY BE THREATENED; neither is He as the son of man that He should be wavering. Therefore LET US WAIT for His salvation and call on Him to help us and He will hear our voice, IF IT PLEASES HIM.”
Everything has a time and a season according to YAHWEH’s plan:
2 Esdras 13:57-58
“Then I arose and walked in the field, giving great esteem and praise to the Most High because of His wonders, which He did from time to time, and because HE GOVERNS THE TIMES AND WHATEVER THINGS COME TO PASS, as these dreams show.”
We simply have to wait and be patient because we cannot force the hand of YAHWEH!
Jasher 75:1-17
“It happened in the hundred and eightieth year of the Israelites going down into Egypt, there went forth from Egypt valiant men, thirty thousand on foot, from the children of Yisra’el, who were all of the tribe of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim the son of Joseph. FOR THEY SAID the period was completed which YAHWEH had appointed to the children of Yisra’el in the times of old, which He had spoken to Abraham.”
Again, instead of WAITING for the appointed time for deliverance according to YAHWEH’s prophecy given to Abraham, they tried to FORCE it. Notice, this happened in the 180th year while in slavery, and yet YAHWEH said they would be captives for 400 years. This means they were impatient and tried to jump the gun by a whole 220 years.
Genesis 15:12-14
“As the sun was about to set, a deep sleep fell on Abram; horror and great darkness came over him. YAHWEH said to Abram, “Know this for certain: your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs. They will be slaves and held in oppression there FOUR HUNDRED YEARS. But I will also judge that nation, the one that makes them slaves. Afterwards, they will leave with many possessions.”
Jasher 75 continued: “And these men girded themselves, and they put each man his sword at his side, and every man his armor upon him, and they TRUSTED IN THEIR STRENGTH, and they went out together from Egypt with a mighty hand. But they brought no provision for the road, only silver and gold; not even bread for that day did they bring in their hands, for they thought of getting their provision for pay from the Philistines, and if not they would take it by force. And these men were very mighty and valiant men; one man could pursue a thousand and two could route ten thousand. So they trusted to their strength and went together as they were. And they directed their course toward the land of Gath, and they went down and found the shepherds of Gath feeding the cattle of the children of Gath. And they said to the shepherds, “Give us some of the sheep for pay, that we may eat, for we are hungry, for we have eaten no bread this day.” And the shepherds said, “Are they our sheep or cattle that we should give them to you even for pay? So the children of Ephraim approached to take them by force. And the shepherds of Gath shouted over them that their cry was heard at a distance, so all the children of Gath went out to them. And when the children of Gath saw the evil doings of the children of Ephraim, they returned and assembled the men of Gath, and they put on each man his armor, and came forth to the children of Ephraim in battle. And they engaged with them in the valley of Gath, and the battle was severe, and they struck from each other a great many on that day. And on the second day the children of Gath sent to all the cities of the Philistines that they should come help them, saying “Come up to us and help us, that we may strike the children of Ephraim who have come forth from Egypt to take our cattle, and to fight against us without cause.”
“Now the beings of the children of Ephraim were exhausted with hunger and thirst, for they had eaten no bread for three days. And forty thousand men went forth from the cities of the Philistines to the assistance of the men of Gath. And these men were engaged in battle with the children of Ephraim, and YAHWEH DELIVERED THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM INTO THE HANDS OF THE PHILISTINES. And they struck all the children of Ephraim, all who HAD GONE FORTH FROM EGYPT, NONE WERE REMAINING BUT TEN MEN WHO HAD RUN AWAY FROM THE ENGAGMENT. For THIS EVIL WAS FROM YAHWEH AGAINST the children of Ephraim, FOR THEY TRANGRESSED THE WORD OF YAHWEH IN GOING FORTH FROM EGYPT, BEFORE THE PERIOD HAD ARRIVED WHICH YAHWEH, in the days of old, had APPOINTED TO YISRA’EL.”
Notice that this passage says that this was FROM YAHWEH? Ten men from Ephraim survived, and ten in the Otiot is “Yod”, which is the picture of an arm and hand, and means “work, hand, throw, worship”, so this shows that YAHWEH’s hand overthrew them and gave them over into the hands of the Philistines! No matter how we feel about a situation, we have to wait for YAHWEH’s timing, because if you get ahead of what He has ordained for your life then this could be the result. Wait for Him in prayer and wait for all His appointed times in your life to manifest.
1 Samuel 25:1-35
“Then David set out and went down to the Pa’ran Desert. 2 Now there was a man in Ma‘on who had property in Carmel. He was very rich, having three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3 The man’s name was Naval, and his wife was named Abigail. The woman was intelligent and attractive, but the man was surly and mean in his actions; he belonged to the clan of Caleb. 4 David, there in the desert, heard that Naval was shearing his sheep. 5 David sent off ten young men with these orders: “Go up to Naval in Carmel, and bring him greetings from me. 6 Say, ‘Long life and shalom to you, shalom to your household, and shalom to everything that is yours! 7 I’ve heard that you now have shearers. Your shepherds were with us [for a while], we did them no harm, and they found nothing missing all the time they were in Carmel. 8 Ask your own men; they’ll tell you. Therefore, receive my men favorably, since we have come on a festive day. Please give what you can to your servants and to your son David.’”
9 On arrival, David’s men said all these things to Naval in David’s name. When they had finished, 10 Naval answered David’s servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jessie? There are many servants nowadays running away from their masters. 11 Am I supposed to take my bread, my water and my meat that I slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men coming from who knows where?” 12 So David’s men turned around, went back and came and told him everything Naval had said. 13 David said to his men, “Buckle your swords on, all of you!” Each one buckled on his sword, David too; and there went up after David about four hundred men, while two hundred stayed with the equipment.
14 But one of Naval’s men told Abigail his wife, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, and he flew on them in a rage, 15 even though the men had been very good to us — they didn’t harm us, and we found nothing missing during the entire time we went with them, while we were out in the countryside. 16 They served as a wall protecting us day and night all the time we were with them caring for the sheep. 17 So now decide what you are going to do, for clearly harm is on its way to our master and all his household, but he’s so mean that no one can tell him anything.”
18 Abigail wasted no time in taking 200 loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already prepared, six quarts of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins and 200 fig cakes, and having them loaded on donkeys. 19 Then she said to her young men, “Go on ahead of me, and I’ll come along after you.” But she didn’t tell her husband Naval.
20 She was riding her donkey down past the hiding-place in the mountain, when David and his men descended toward her, and she met them. 21 David had said, “What a waste it has been guarding everything this fellow has in the desert, so that nothing of his was missing! He has repaid me bad for good!” 22 Then he swore, “May ELOHIM do the same and more to David’s enemies if I leave alive even one male of everything he owns.”
23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried to dismount from her donkey, fell on her face in front of David and bowed down to the ground. 24 Having fallen at his feet, she said, “It’s all my fault, my master, all my fault! Please let your servant speak in your ears, and listen to what your servant says. 25 Please! My master shouldn’t pay any attention to this worthless fellow Naval, because he’s just like his name — ‘Naval’ means ‘boor,’ and his boorishness stays with him. But I, your servant, did not see my master’s men, whom you sent. 26 Therefore, my master, as yahweh lives, and as you live, inasmuch as YAHWEH has kept you from the guilt of shedding blood and from taking vengeance into your own hands — therefore, may your enemies and anyone seeking your harm be [as worthless] as Naval. 27 Meanwhile, let this present which your servant has brought to my master be given to the men in my master’s service. 28 And please forgive the offense your servant has caused; because YAHWEH will certainly establish my master’s dynasty, for my master fights YAHWEH’s battles, and nothing bad has been found in you all your life long. 29 Even if someone comes along searching for you and seeking your life, your life will be bound in the bundle of life with YAHWEH your ELOHIM. But the lives of your enemies he will fling away as if from the pouch of a slingshot. 30 Then, when YAHWEH has done all the good to my master that he has said about you and made you ruler over Yisra’el, 31 what happens here will not have become an obstacle to you or a cause for remorse to my master, neither that you shed blood without cause nor that my master took vengeance into his own hands. Finally, when YAHWEH has dealt well with my master, then remember your servant.”
32 David said to Abigail, “Blessed be YAHWEH the ELOHIM of Yisra’el, who sent you today to meet me; 33 and blessed be your tactfulness, and blessed be yourself for having kept me today from the guilt of shedding blood and taking vengeance into my own hands. 34 For as YAHWEH the ELOHIM of Yisra’el, lives, WHO HAS KEPT ME FROM HARMING YOU, if you hadn’t rushed to meet me, not even one male would have been left to Naval by morning!” 35 So David received from her what she had brought him, then said to her, “Go up in peace to your home. I have listened to what you said and granted your request.”
David recognized that he was about to take matters into His own hands instead of waiting for YAHWEH Who took care of Naval Himself!
Deuteronomy 32:35
“Vengeance is MINE and recompense, against the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.”
I wanted to give many different scenarios to show that regardless of which one you are in, it’s best to wait for YAHWEH, not to get ahead of Him, and not to take matters into your own hands.
Wait
Psalm 37:7
“Be STILL before YAHWEH; WAIT PATIENTLY TILL HE COMES…”
Isaiah 30:18
“Yet YAHWEH is just waiting to show you favor, He will have pity on you from on high; for YAHWEH is an ELOHIM of justice; happy are all who WAIT FOR HIM!
Lamentations 3:24-26
“YAHWEH is my Portion,” says my being, “Therefore I WAIT FOR HIM! YAHWEH is good to those WAITING FOR HIM, to the being who seeks Him. It is good both to WAIT and to be silent, for the deliverance of YAHWEH.”
Exodus 14:10-14
“As Pharaoh approached, the people of Yisra’el looked up and saw the Egyptians right there, coming after them. In great fear the people of Yisra’el cried out to YAHWEH and said to Moses, “Was it because there weren’t enough graves in Egypt that you brought us out to die in the desert? Why have you done this to us, brining us out of Egypt? Didn’t we tell you in Egypt to let us alone, we’ll just go on being slaves for the Egyptians? It would be better for us to be the Egyptians’ slaves than to die in the desert! Moses answered the people, “Stop being fearful! Remain steady, and YOU WILL SEE HOW YAHWEH IS GOING TO SAVE YOU. He will do it today---today you have seen the Egyptians, but you will never see them again! YAHWEH will do battle for you. JUST CALM YOURSELVES DOWN!”
We all need to just “calm ourselves down” and wait on YAHWEH because He will act even when you don’t think He is, because He is always working behind the scenes, and He can make something happen at the last minute when you least expect it. He parted the Red Sea for His people, how much more can He do in our lives? Let us WAIT because Qavah “time secures revelation!”
As always may our Father YAHWEH bless you in YESHUA’s Name!