Romans 14:1-4 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

I had a dear friend that struggled with his salvation for years. He came to church regularly, asked really good questions and admitted he was not yet ready to believe. We loved him for his honestly, commitment to discovering the truth, and his sincerity about his standing before God. We tried every angle of evangelical approach we could muster to no avail.

His heath declined and he underwent heart bypass surgery. During that time away from his normal church routine we visited him in the hospital but did not press him as hard as we had while he was healthy. Then one day he woke up and believed. He came to a believing conclusion without us. He found within himself the ability to believe.

His testimony was so heartwarming. I came away with this sense of bewilderment as to why we didn’t think of that one thing which turned his heart towards God. I learned something about evangelizing that I did not have in my portfolio. Sadly he never came home and went on to be with the Lord.

He only lived as a believing Christian for a short time. Did he grow in Christ? Did he receive gifts and develop talents? What good works did God ordain for his life?

Perhaps the answer to that question was in the relationship we had with him while he struggled. We learned more about talking to and opening up dialogue with an unbeliever with him than anyone we have ever met. He was a proving ground of good works for us without him even being aware of that good work.

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

H6960 is the Strong’s definition of qâvâh, kaw-vaw’; a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect:—gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).

Imagine if you would that you are a waiter at the Lord’s Table. It is your job to wait on His table. Whatever He asks for, it is your job to provide that request. This is obedience of faith in its purest form.

So often we will look on the term wait to mean do nothing and let time run out. That is not at all what waiting on the Lord means.

Now answer me this; what is the Lord ordering? Please do not say wine and bread, He is the wine and the bread.

In the H6960 definition are words that identify His order. They are collect, gather and the tie that binds. He is asking for you to bring Him His Bride.

Proverbs 6:20-22 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

It is no coincidence that the only reference in scripture about the tie that binds refers to the father and mother in the same verse. It is in reference to the wedding, the binding of two hearts as one.

We have been reading of the signs of the end times in Luke chapter 21. As I read the verses and discussed this with fellow believers, the Lord asked; “Do you want to bring about the end times?”

“Then bring me my Bride.”