WAIT | Pastor Edwin Avbuere

The journey to divine acceleration asks for a surprising command: wait. God orders the pace. God is not a microwave God. God is a crock pot God. The promise carries process, planning, and purpose. A child may break a piggy bank and demand interest on the spot, but the Father keeps a better timetable. A good father gives the car at sixteen, not at five. When the gift looks late, the Father is coming big, not small.

The call to wait names the everyday ache of red lights, hold music, and the doctor’s waiting room. Yet patience is not just a virtue. Patience is fruit. Endurance and even long suffering mature the soul when life feels stuck in neutral. Scripture keeps saying it: wait for the Lord, hope in his word, quietly wait for his salvation. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. The four hundred silent years between Malachi and Matthew did not mean God was off the clock. God was setting the stage for angelic visitation and the coming of Christ.

Psalm 105 speaks as covenant memory. God remembers his oath to Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob. God suffers no man to do them wrong. God says, touch not my anointed. God calls for a famine. God sends a man before them, even Joseph. The chain on Joseph’s feet does not cancel the promise. It announces the timetable. Until the time that his word came, Joseph is being sent by affliction for a purpose bigger than himself.

Three calls steady the soul while the clock seems slow. Worship because God is working. Obedience is worship, and obedience shortens delay. Israel’s murmuring stretched four hundred years to four hundred and thirty. Providence means nothing touches the believer without passing through the Father’s hands. Walk in faith because God is answering. Joy draws water from the wells of salvation. Tested faith grows patience until the believer is entire, lacking nothing. Watch out because God is coming. Trust not only his ways but his timing. Early inheritance wastes, as the prodigal proved. Rest in the Lord, wait patiently, and expect the Father to arrive on time. As the line says, God does not always do what people want when they want it, but when he does what he wants when he wants, it is what they would have wanted all along. The eternal journey also calls for a decision: accept the Son and change the destination.

Key Takeaways

• 1. Waiting calibrates acceleration to God’s time Waiting does not deny speed, it protects it. The stoplight, the speed bump, and the cop with a ticket are all mercy when desire outruns readiness. The Father’s timing gives the car at sixteen, not five, and if the promise tarries, it is coming bigger than expected. Let waiting be alignment, not punishment. [03:03]
• 2. Worship because God is working Worship keeps the heart from complaint so God remains Deliverer, not Judge. Obedience is worship, and obedience shapes the timetable of the wait. Providence means what God does not author he still permits and bends toward good. Murmuring stretches seasons, but gratitude shortens them. [21:35]
• 3. Joseph models covenant patience Psalm 105 shows God calling for famine and sending Joseph ahead to keep covenant. The sending rode on chains, slander, and a prison key, not red carpets and fanfare. “Until the time that his word came,” affliction became transport and testing became training. What others meant for evil, God meant for good to save many. [25:28]
• 4. Walk in faith with joy Faith is not passive waiting, it is steady steps with a good attitude. Joy is the bucket that draws from salvation’s deep well, so joylessness starves strength. Tested faith produces patience until the soul is whole and ready for weightier stewardship. Ask boldly, because God answers before the call finishes. [31:22]
• 5. Watch out, God is coming Trusting God’s ways without trusting his timing still births waste. The prodigal had a right to the inheritance but not to the hour, so premature blessing ruined him. Rest in the Lord, wait patiently, and expect the Father’s perfect season. The arrival will be on time and it will be big. [33:35]

Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [03:03] - Divine acceleration asks for waiting
• [06:07] - Microwave culture, crock pot God
• [08:47] - Timing, readiness, and bigger blessing
• [10:13] - The grind of waiting
• [13:18] - Scriptures that teach waiting
• [16:58] - Psalm 105 and covenant memory
• [19:29] - Joseph and the time the word came
• [20:15] - Three things to do while waiting
• [23:45] - God weaving something bigger
• [31:22] - Walk in faith, keep joy
• [33:35] - Watch out, God is coming
• [35:41] - When God does what he wants
• [38:10] - ABC of salvation prayer

1. What specific actions did God take in Psalm 105:16-22 to fulfill His covenant with Abraham, even amid Joseph’s suffering?
2. The sermon mentions that Joseph’s chains and imprisonment were part of God’s plan to “test” him (v. 19). What does the phrase “until the time that his word came” reveal about the relationship between Joseph’s trials and God’s timing?
3. How does the sermon connect the idea of “waiting” to everyday experiences like red lights or waiting rooms? [03:55]

1. Why might God use affliction (like Joseph’s slavery and imprisonment) as a means to fulfill His promises rather than easier, faster paths?
2. The sermon states, “Obedience determines the timing of your wait” and references Israel’s extended time in Egypt due to disobedience. How does obedience—or lack of it—impact God’s timeline for His promises? [23:01]
3. The prodigal son received his inheritance early but wasted it. How does this story illustrate the danger of distrusting God’s timing, even when what we desire is rightfully ours? [33:52]

1. What is one area of your life where you’ve been tempted to “break the piggy bank” (demand immediate results) instead of trusting God’s process? How can you actively surrender that area to His timing this week?
2. The sermon compares joy to a “bucket that draws from salvation’s well.” What practical step can you take to cultivate joy in a season of waiting, even if circumstances feel stagnant? [31:48]
3. Reflect on a past trial that felt purposeless at the time. How might God have been using it, like Joseph’s chains, to prepare you for something bigger?
4. The prodigal son’s story warns against claiming blessings prematurely. Is there a desire or prayer you’ve been rushing to fulfill? How can you shift from urgency to patient trust? [33:52]
5. The sermon says, “Worship keeps the heart from complaint.” What specific act of worship (e.g., gratitude journaling, serving others) could you practice this week to reframe a frustrating wait? [20:54]