Isaiah 40:31
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31 But those who (A)wait on the Lord
(B)Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
2 Corinthians 4:16
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Seeing the Invisible
16 Therefore we (A)do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is (B)being renewed day by day.
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Psalm 103:5
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5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that (A)your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Lamentations 3:25-26
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25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should (B)hope (C)and wait quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly (A)I will rather boast in my infirmities, (B)that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore (C)I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. (D)For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Psalm 27:13-14
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13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
(A)In the land of the living.
14 (B)Wait[a] on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:14 Wait in faith
Hebrews 12:1
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The Race of Faith
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (A)let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and (B)let us run (C)with endurance the race that is set before us,
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Galatians 6:9
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9 And (A)let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap (B)if we do not lose heart.
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2 Corinthians 4:8-10
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8 We are (A)hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not (B)forsaken; (C)struck down, but not destroyed— 10 (D)always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, (E)that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
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Luke 18:1
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men (A)always ought to pray and not lose heart,
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Psalm 84:7
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Footnotes
- Psalm 84:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seen
Romans 8:25
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25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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Exodus 19:4
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4 (A)‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how (B)I [a]bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
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- Exodus 19:4 sustained
Isaiah 30:18
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God Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be (A)gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(B)Blessed are all those who (C)wait for Him.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
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Delivered from Suffering
8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of (A)our [a]trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should (B)not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, 10 (C)who delivered us from so great a death, and [b]does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
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- 2 Corinthians 1:8 tribulation
- 2 Corinthians 1:10 NU shall
Psalm 138:3
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3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.
Psalm 37:34
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34 (A)Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Job 17:9
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9 Yet the righteous will hold to his (A)way,
And he who has (B)clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
Hebrews 12:3
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The Discipline of God(A)
3 (B)For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, (C)lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
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Zechariah 10:12
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12 “So I will strengthen them in the Lord,
And (A)they shall walk up and down in His name,”
Says the Lord.
2 Corinthians 4:1
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The Light of Christ’s Gospel
4 Therefore, since we have this ministry, (A)as we have received mercy, we (B)do not lose heart.
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Isaiah 25:9
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9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
(A)We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the Lord;
We have waited for Him;
(B)We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
Psalm 25:3
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3 Indeed, let no one who [a]waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
Footnotes
- Psalm 25:3 Waits for You in faith
Isaiah 8:17
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17 And I will wait on the Lord,
Who (A)hides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I (B)will hope in Him.
Psalm 123:2
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2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
(A)So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us.
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