The Great Wait

I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.
- Luke 24:49

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
- Hebrews 10:36

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
- James 5:7-8

But they who wait for the Lord 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.
- Isaiah 40:31

• Renew strength
• Wings so soar
• Run and walk and not tire
  
  

Anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules.
- 2 Timothy 2:5

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
- 2 Timothy 4:2

Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.
- 2 Timothy 2:3–4

Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised… in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 1:4–5

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place…
- Acts 2:1

Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
- Acts 2:2

Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.
- Luke 23:46

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
- Genesis 2:7