Another lesson

HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .
No man sins except for his own advantage; but, the advantage is in this life only.


WAIT on the LORD
"Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; as eagles regain their youth when they cast off their feathers." [Psalm (Tehillym) 103. 5 Tanakh, Kethuvim] They shall run and not grow weary, they shall march and not grow faint." [Isaiah (Yeshayah) 40. 31 Tanakh, Kethuvim]
To say this another way, "The ALMIGHTY satisfies you with good things in the prime of life, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles." This is such a lovely promise from GOD's Holy Word, as it is easy to grow weary and faint in our mortal bodies, even when doing the work of the LORD. The answer, "Wait upon the LORD!"
The Hebrew word "gavah" means "wait for" or "look for." It is translated "waited for" the second time it is used in the Bible when the dying patriarch, Jacob cried out: "I waited for Your deliverance (salvation), O LORD." [Genesis (Bereshith) 49. 18 Tanakh, Torah]
The first time it is used, surprisingly, is in connection with the third day of creation when The Omnipotent Creator said, "Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear." [Genesis (Bereshith) 1. 9 Tanakh, Torah] That is, the all-encompassing waters of the original creation, divided on the second day of creation, now are told to "wait" patiently, you might say, until GOD formed the geo-sphere, the biosphere, and the astrosphere before dealing again with the waters.
In Psalm 40, we can get a clearer insight as to the meaning of "gavah" where it is used to picture the foreshadowed Messiah Jesus, "I waited patiently for (put my hope in) YEHOWAH; and He inclined toward (listened to) me and heeded my cry." [Psalms (Tehillym) 40. 1 Tanakh, Kethuvim]
"The Eternal GOD of heaven, the High & Lofty LORD, the Creator of the earth from end to end, He never grows faint or weary, His wisdom cannot be fathomed." [Isaiah (Yeshayah) 40. 28 Tanakh, Nevi'im] His gracious promise is that we can "renew our strength" (rather to exchange our weakness for His strength) by "waiting on Him." We wait patiently for Him, draw nearer to Him, look for Him, cry to Him and trust Him. In turn, He renews our strength! HalleluYAH!!!
The ultimate renewal of our strength will be when we receive our new bodies and we rise "like the eagles" when the Lord catches away those who are found worthy. "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an arch-angel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord." [1 Thessalonians 4. 16 - 17]
"Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed--in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." [1 Corinthians 15. 51 - 54] This will happen at OMNISCIENT God's appointed time. Meanwhile, "wait on the Lord" for it will surely come. HalleluYAH , what blessed hope!!! HalleluYAH!!!
Sha’alu (Pray) for the shalom (Peace) of Jerusalem and all of Israel!
The grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be with you always – for you are our glory and joy! Shalom!!