It has been said that faith and patience are the perfect twins. When teaching about the Gifts of the Spirit (see The Holy Spirit and His Gifts), Paul talked about love, saying- It would seem therefore that Faith, Love and Patience are closely aligned. This page discusses the attribute of patience. What is patience
Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4. The attribute of patience is most likely nothing near what you thought it was. Most people think that we have to grin and bear it when things go wrong, or something did not turn out as they had wished. Perhaps they had asked for prayer regarding sickness, so when the symptoms remain, think that they never got healed and so ask God to give them patience to endure it! That is completely wrong and contrary to the mind and will of God according to His Word! One of God's passionate desires for you is to live in Divine health and lack for nothing. There are scores of scriptures to back up my statement, but look at what John said about the matter. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:2-4. Walking in divine health and living prosperously is walking in the truth! It is impossible to give God glory in poverty or sickness. No one can support the ministry... any ministry if they are broke! It takes money to preach the gospel. Someone has to pay the bills. My web site and creating the teachings I share around the world for example, does not come cheaply. The factors involved are many and varied, ranging from the costs of the computer hardware, the software, a connection to the internet, web site hosting and more and I am pleased to do this, but if I was poor in the way religion teaches, you would not be reading this now! I must point out here that walking in faith is also practical. Many people get “too spiritual” and ignore the signs that our bodies tell us. If you are tired, then you are tired, so listen to that your body tells you and go to sleep! Drink plenty of water. Eat good food. If you get sick, because you abuse your body, that is not an evil spirit or a “lack of faith”—the machine needs maintenance! Please also remember that you could be “believing for something” that God did not ask you to believe for. If it didn’t happen, that does not always mean your faith is a fake, you might be putting your faith, trust and confidence in something that God did not initiate! Don’t “waste your faith” and become disillusioned. Check it out with God! Getting back to the point of sickness. Religious folk say that they did not get their healing, so opt for second best, asking God to give them patience to endure it. That is totally wrong! If they need employment and cannot get a job, they ask God to help them to last the distance. We are not supposed to last the distance! We are not supposed to endure it! We are destined to rule and reign in life with Him right here and now! We are supposed to overcome. God never told us we would never have problems. He did tell us however that He would tell us what to do if and when problems come. He did promise to always be with us! Jesus never told us to occupy til I come in Luke 19:13 so that we can simply hang in there, hoping for Him to come soon and rescue us or to take us out of here. No! No! No! He meant us to take charge. This often means that we are to take charge over our own lives! God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Ambassadors have authority and access to resources, backed by their government back home. We have access to the storehouses of our government back home... the government of God... the kingdom of Heaven. They have delegated power and authority. We have delegated authority. If they have that in the kingdoms of the world, how much more do we have full access to the resources of Heaven? Patience is not the weak, inert, inactive element that allows us to tolerate difficult situations whereby if we hang in there long enough God will give us a commendation. Patience is a powerful force that works hand in hand with faith and with love… Defining patience
What is patience? For example, look at our passage in James. All these are active ingredients. Rather than waiting for things to get better or change, or hoping that you will last the distance and that God will rescue you from this bad world, patience is a powerfully strong state of being. It is remaining consistent at all times, standing steadfast on the solid rock of your faith, knowing that God is in charge and that He is so much on our side, that you are the winner. If you have something to aim for and hope for—some word of promise that God has given you, then hell will freeze over before He will forsake you and you go down! Scriptures give us many examples and role models to look to. They all exercised this powerful attribute and every one of them received what God had for them. We shall look at a few, starting with Jesus who is our true champion. The patience of Job
I’ve often heard people comment on the patience of Job. I agree that he was a patient man, but not in the way those statements were made. Foolish people who do not know better think like that. They think for some reason that God allows sickness and problems to come upon us. They mistakenly believe that such things come to test us or to teach us lessons. We can of course be tested and we can of course learn from life’s experiences, but they are not God’s way of teaching us. We are taught from the Word of God and the Holy Spirit is our teacher. When we get that right, things will fall into place correctly and we can live the way God intends us to live. Look at the matter of testing. James makes it very clear that God is NOT the author. Job was not a good father and allowed them to do their thing without correcting them and this was the thin edge of the wedge that allowed the devil entry into the court of Heaven. One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the LORD, Satan the Accuser came along with them. The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From wandering all over the earth.” The LORD asked Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity: He is decent, he fears God, and he stays away from evil.” Satan answered the LORD, “Haven't you given Job a reason to fear God? Haven't you put a protective fence around him, his home, and everything he has? You have blessed everything he does. His cattle have spread out over the land. But now stretch out your hand, and strike everything he has. I bet he'll curse you to your face.” The LORD told Satan, “Everything he has is in your power, but you must not lay a hand on him!” Then Satan left the LORD'S presence. Job 1:6-12. Patience breeds champions in faith
Jesus, as I have stated, is our champion. He is our role model. There are of course several others. As we look at their lives, including the life of Jesus, please remember that every single one of them were ordinary men. Jesus was and is God of course, but He ministered on earth like one of us. If He, as the Second Adam could do it, so can you.Turn with me to the Faith Chapter of the bible... Hebrews chapter eleven. This is why I stated before that Faith and patience go hand in hand. Faith led Noah to listen when God warned him about the things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a ship to save his family. Through faith Noah condemned the world and received God's approval that comes through faith. Hebrews 11:7. God commanded him to build an ark, because the flood was coming. They didn’t know what rain was! No one knew what a boat was! Noah, trusting God, putting his faith into action, went ahead on the basis of the Word of the Lord and built the thing. It took him 120 years to do it, all the while he preached the word, warning people of the coming flood and no one other than his immediate family believed him! Other champions are like a who's who list that is summed up in Hebrews chapter eleven. Making it practical
I’ve given some biblical illustrations and defined patience as best I can, so now let us put it to practical use |
It has been said that faith and patience are the perfect twins. When teaching about the Gifts of the Spirit (see The Holy Spirit and His Gifts), Paul talked about love, saying- It would seem therefore that Faith, Love and Patience are closely aligned. This page discusses the attribute of patience. What is patience
Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4. The attribute of patience is most likely nothing near what you thought it was. Most people think that we have to grin and bear it when things go wrong, or something did not turn out as they had wished. Perhaps they had asked for prayer regarding sickness, so when the symptoms remain, think that they never got healed and so ask God to give them patience to endure it! That is completely wrong and contrary to the mind and will of God according to His Word! One of God's passionate desires for you is to live in Divine health and lack for nothing. There are scores of scriptures to back up my statement, but look at what John said about the matter. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:2-4. Walking in divine health and living prosperously is walking in the truth! It is impossible to give God glory in poverty or sickness. No one can support the ministry... any ministry if they are broke! It takes money to preach the gospel. Someone has to pay the bills. My web site and creating the teachings I share around the world for example, does not come cheaply. The factors involved are many and varied, ranging from the costs of the computer hardware, the software, a connection to the internet, web site hosting and more and I am pleased to do this, but if I was poor in the way religion teaches, you would not be reading this now! I must point out here that walking in faith is also practical. Many people get “too spiritual” and ignore the signs that our bodies tell us. If you are tired, then you are tired, so listen to that your body tells you and go to sleep! Drink plenty of water. Eat good food. If you get sick, because you abuse your body, that is not an evil spirit or a “lack of faith”—the machine needs maintenance! Please also remember that you could be “believing for something” that God did not ask you to believe for. If it didn’t happen, that does not always mean your faith is a fake, you might be putting your faith, trust and confidence in something that God did not initiate! Don’t “waste your faith” and become disillusioned. Check it out with God! Getting back to the point of sickness. Religious folk say that they did not get their healing, so opt for second best, asking God to give them patience to endure it. That is totally wrong! If they need employment and cannot get a job, they ask God to help them to last the distance. We are not supposed to last the distance! We are not supposed to endure it! We are destined to rule and reign in life with Him right here and now! We are supposed to overcome. God never told us we would never have problems. He did tell us however that He would tell us what to do if and when problems come. He did promise to always be with us! Jesus never told us to occupy til I come in Luke 19:13 so that we can simply hang in there, hoping for Him to come soon and rescue us or to take us out of here. No! No! No! He meant us to take charge. This often means that we are to take charge over our own lives! God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Ambassadors have authority and access to resources, backed by their government back home. We have access to the storehouses of our government back home... the government of God... the kingdom of Heaven. They have delegated power and authority. We have delegated authority. If they have that in the kingdoms of the world, how much more do we have full access to the resources of Heaven? Patience is not the weak, inert, inactive element that allows us to tolerate difficult situations whereby if we hang in there long enough God will give us a commendation. Patience is a powerful force that works hand in hand with faith and with love… Defining patience
What is patience? For example, look at our passage in James. All these are active ingredients. Rather than waiting for things to get better or change, or hoping that you will last the distance and that God will rescue you from this bad world, patience is a powerfully strong state of being. It is remaining consistent at all times, standing steadfast on the solid rock of your faith, knowing that God is in charge and that He is so much on our side, that you are the winner. If you have something to aim for and hope for—some word of promise that God has given you, then hell will freeze over before He will forsake you and you go down! Scriptures give us many examples and role models to look to. They all exercised this powerful attribute and every one of them received what God had for them. We shall look at a few, starting with Jesus who is our true champion. The patience of Job
I’ve often heard people comment on the patience of Job. I agree that he was a patient man, but not in the way those statements were made. Foolish people who do not know better think like that. They think for some reason that God allows sickness and problems to come upon us. They mistakenly believe that such things come to test us or to teach us lessons. We can of course be tested and we can of course learn from life’s experiences, but they are not God’s way of teaching us. We are taught from the Word of God and the Holy Spirit is our teacher. When we get that right, things will fall into place correctly and we can live the way God intends us to live. Look at the matter of testing. James makes it very clear that God is NOT the author. Job was not a good father and allowed them to do their thing without correcting them and this was the thin edge of the wedge that allowed the devil entry into the court of Heaven. One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the LORD, Satan the Accuser came along with them. The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From wandering all over the earth.” The LORD asked Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity: He is decent, he fears God, and he stays away from evil.” Satan answered the LORD, “Haven't you given Job a reason to fear God? Haven't you put a protective fence around him, his home, and everything he has? You have blessed everything he does. His cattle have spread out over the land. But now stretch out your hand, and strike everything he has. I bet he'll curse you to your face.” The LORD told Satan, “Everything he has is in your power, but you must not lay a hand on him!” Then Satan left the LORD'S presence. Job 1:6-12. Patience breeds champions in faith
Jesus, as I have stated, is our champion. He is our role model. There are of course several others. As we look at their lives, including the life of Jesus, please remember that every single one of them were ordinary men. Jesus was and is God of course, but He ministered on earth like one of us. If He, as the Second Adam could do it, so can you.Turn with me to the Faith Chapter of the bible... Hebrews chapter eleven. This is why I stated before that Faith and patience go hand in hand. Faith led Noah to listen when God warned him about the things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a ship to save his family. Through faith Noah condemned the world and received God's approval that comes through faith. Hebrews 11:7. God commanded him to build an ark, because the flood was coming. They didn’t know what rain was! No one knew what a boat was! Noah, trusting God, putting his faith into action, went ahead on the basis of the Word of the Lord and built the thing. It took him 120 years to do it, all the while he preached the word, warning people of the coming flood and no one other than his immediate family believed him! Other champions are like a who's who list that is summed up in Hebrews chapter eleven. Making it practical
I’ve given some biblical illustrations and defined patience as best I can, so now let us put it to practical use |
It has been said that faith and patience are the perfect twins. When teaching about the Gifts of the Spirit (see The Holy Spirit and His Gifts), Paul talked about love, saying- It would seem therefore that Faith, Love and Patience are closely aligned. This page discusses the attribute of patience. What is patience
Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4. The attribute of patience is most likely nothing near what you thought it was. Most people think that we have to grin and bear it when things go wrong, or something did not turn out as they had wished. Perhaps they had asked for prayer regarding sickness, so when the symptoms remain, think that they never got healed and so ask God to give them patience to endure it! That is completely wrong and contrary to the mind and will of God according to His Word! One of God's passionate desires for you is to live in Divine health and lack for nothing. There are scores of scriptures to back up my statement, but look at what John said about the matter. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:2-4. Walking in divine health and living prosperously is walking in the truth! It is impossible to give God glory in poverty or sickness. No one can support the ministry... any ministry if they are broke! It takes money to preach the gospel. Someone has to pay the bills. My web site and creating the teachings I share around the world for example, does not come cheaply. The factors involved are many and varied, ranging from the costs of the computer hardware, the software, a connection to the internet, web site hosting and more and I am pleased to do this, but if I was poor in the way religion teaches, you would not be reading this now! I must point out here that walking in faith is also practical. Many people get “too spiritual” and ignore the signs that our bodies tell us. If you are tired, then you are tired, so listen to that your body tells you and go to sleep! Drink plenty of water. Eat good food. If you get sick, because you abuse your body, that is not an evil spirit or a “lack of faith”—the machine needs maintenance! Please also remember that you could be “believing for something” that God did not ask you to believe for. If it didn’t happen, that does not always mean your faith is a fake, you might be putting your faith, trust and confidence in something that God did not initiate! Don’t “waste your faith” and become disillusioned. Check it out with God! Getting back to the point of sickness. Religious folk say that they did not get their healing, so opt for second best, asking God to give them patience to endure it. That is totally wrong! If they need employment and cannot get a job, they ask God to help them to last the distance. We are not supposed to last the distance! We are not supposed to endure it! We are destined to rule and reign in life with Him right here and now! We are supposed to overcome. God never told us we would never have problems. He did tell us however that He would tell us what to do if and when problems come. He did promise to always be with us! Jesus never told us to occupy til I come in Luke 19:13 so that we can simply hang in there, hoping for Him to come soon and rescue us or to take us out of here. No! No! No! He meant us to take charge. This often means that we are to take charge over our own lives! God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Ambassadors have authority and access to resources, backed by their government back home. We have access to the storehouses of our government back home... the government of God... the kingdom of Heaven. They have delegated power and authority. We have delegated authority. If they have that in the kingdoms of the world, how much more do we have full access to the resources of Heaven? Patience is not the weak, inert, inactive element that allows us to tolerate difficult situations whereby if we hang in there long enough God will give us a commendation. Patience is a powerful force that works hand in hand with faith and with love… Defining patience
What is patience? For example, look at our passage in James. All these are active ingredients. Rather than waiting for things to get better or change, or hoping that you will last the distance and that God will rescue you from this bad world, patience is a powerfully strong state of being. It is remaining consistent at all times, standing steadfast on the solid rock of your faith, knowing that God is in charge and that He is so much on our side, that you are the winner. If you have something to aim for and hope for—some word of promise that God has given you, then hell will freeze over before He will forsake you and you go down! Scriptures give us many examples and role models to look to. They all exercised this powerful attribute and every one of them received what God had for them. We shall look at a few, starting with Jesus who is our true champion. The patience of Job
I’ve often heard people comment on the patience of Job. I agree that he was a patient man, but not in the way those statements were made. Foolish people who do not know better think like that. They think for some reason that God allows sickness and problems to come upon us. They mistakenly believe that such things come to test us or to teach us lessons. We can of course be tested and we can of course learn from life’s experiences, but they are not God’s way of teaching us. We are taught from the Word of God and the Holy Spirit is our teacher. When we get that right, things will fall into place correctly and we can live the way God intends us to live. Look at the matter of testing. James makes it very clear that God is NOT the author. Job was not a good father and allowed them to do their thing without correcting them and this was the thin edge of the wedge that allowed the devil entry into the court of Heaven. One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the LORD, Satan the Accuser came along with them. The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From wandering all over the earth.” The LORD asked Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity: He is decent, he fears God, and he stays away from evil.” Satan answered the LORD, “Haven't you given Job a reason to fear God? Haven't you put a protective fence around him, his home, and everything he has? You have blessed everything he does. His cattle have spread out over the land. But now stretch out your hand, and strike everything he has. I bet he'll curse you to your face.” The LORD told Satan, “Everything he has is in your power, but you must not lay a hand on him!” Then Satan left the LORD'S presence. Job 1:6-12. Patience breeds champions in faith
Jesus, as I have stated, is our champion. He is our role model. There are of course several others. As we look at their lives, including the life of Jesus, please remember that every single one of them were ordinary men. Jesus was and is God of course, but He ministered on earth like one of us. If He, as the Second Adam could do it, so can you.Turn with me to the Faith Chapter of the bible... Hebrews chapter eleven. This is why I stated before that Faith and patience go hand in hand. Faith led Noah to listen when God warned him about the things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a ship to save his family. Through faith Noah condemned the world and received God's approval that comes through faith. Hebrews 11:7. God commanded him to build an ark, because the flood was coming. They didn’t know what rain was! No one knew what a boat was! Noah, trusting God, putting his faith into action, went ahead on the basis of the Word of the Lord and built the thing. It took him 120 years to do it, all the while he preached the word, warning people of the coming flood and no one other than his immediate family believed him! Other champions are like a who's who list that is summed up in Hebrews chapter eleven. Making it practical
I’ve given some biblical illustrations and defined patience as best I can, so now let us put it to practical use |
It has been said that faith and patience are the perfect twins. When teaching about the Gifts of the Spirit (see The Holy Spirit and His Gifts), Paul talked about love, saying- It would seem therefore that Faith, Love and Patience are closely aligned. This page discusses the attribute of patience. What is patience
Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4. The attribute of patience is most likely nothing near what you thought it was. Most people think that we have to grin and bear it when things go wrong, or something did not turn out as they had wished. Perhaps they had asked for prayer regarding sickness, so when the symptoms remain, think that they never got healed and so ask God to give them patience to endure it! That is completely wrong and contrary to the mind and will of God according to His Word! One of God's passionate desires for you is to live in Divine health and lack for nothing. There are scores of scriptures to back up my statement, but look at what John said about the matter. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:2-4. Walking in divine health and living prosperously is walking in the truth! It is impossible to give God glory in poverty or sickness. No one can support the ministry... any ministry if they are broke! It takes money to preach the gospel. Someone has to pay the bills. My web site and creating the teachings I share around the world for example, does not come cheaply. The factors involved are many and varied, ranging from the costs of the computer hardware, the software, a connection to the internet, web site hosting and more and I am pleased to do this, but if I was poor in the way religion teaches, you would not be reading this now! I must point out here that walking in faith is also practical. Many people get “too spiritual” and ignore the signs that our bodies tell us. If you are tired, then you are tired, so listen to that your body tells you and go to sleep! Drink plenty of water. Eat good food. If you get sick, because you abuse your body, that is not an evil spirit or a “lack of faith”—the machine needs maintenance! Please also remember that you could be “believing for something” that God did not ask you to believe for. If it didn’t happen, that does not always mean your faith is a fake, you might be putting your faith, trust and confidence in something that God did not initiate! Don’t “waste your faith” and become disillusioned. Check it out with God! Getting back to the point of sickness. Religious folk say that they did not get their healing, so opt for second best, asking God to give them patience to endure it. That is totally wrong! If they need employment and cannot get a job, they ask God to help them to last the distance. We are not supposed to last the distance! We are not supposed to endure it! We are destined to rule and reign in life with Him right here and now! We are supposed to overcome. God never told us we would never have problems. He did tell us however that He would tell us what to do if and when problems come. He did promise to always be with us! Jesus never told us to occupy til I come in Luke 19:13 so that we can simply hang in there, hoping for Him to come soon and rescue us or to take us out of here. No! No! No! He meant us to take charge. This often means that we are to take charge over our own lives! God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Ambassadors have authority and access to resources, backed by their government back home. We have access to the storehouses of our government back home... the government of God... the kingdom of Heaven. They have delegated power and authority. We have delegated authority. If they have that in the kingdoms of the world, how much more do we have full access to the resources of Heaven? Patience is not the weak, inert, inactive element that allows us to tolerate difficult situations whereby if we hang in there long enough God will give us a commendation. Patience is a powerful force that works hand in hand with faith and with love… Defining patience
What is patience? For example, look at our passage in James. All these are active ingredients. Rather than waiting for things to get better or change, or hoping that you will last the distance and that God will rescue you from this bad world, patience is a powerfully strong state of being. It is remaining consistent at all times, standing steadfast on the solid rock of your faith, knowing that God is in charge and that He is so much on our side, that you are the winner. If you have something to aim for and hope for—some word of promise that God has given you, then hell will freeze over before He will forsake you and you go down! Scriptures give us many examples and role models to look to. They all exercised this powerful attribute and every one of them received what God had for them. We shall look at a few, starting with Jesus who is our true champion. The patience of Job
I’ve often heard people comment on the patience of Job. I agree that he was a patient man, but not in the way those statements were made. Foolish people who do not know better think like that. They think for some reason that God allows sickness and problems to come upon us. They mistakenly believe that such things come to test us or to teach us lessons. We can of course be tested and we can of course learn from life’s experiences, but they are not God’s way of teaching us. We are taught from the Word of God and the Holy Spirit is our teacher. When we get that right, things will fall into place correctly and we can live the way God intends us to live. Look at the matter of testing. James makes it very clear that God is NOT the author. Job was not a good father and allowed them to do their thing without correcting them and this was the thin edge of the wedge that allowed the devil entry into the court of Heaven. One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the LORD, Satan the Accuser came along with them. The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From wandering all over the earth.” The LORD asked Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity: He is decent, he fears God, and he stays away from evil.” Satan answered the LORD, “Haven't you given Job a reason to fear God? Haven't you put a protective fence around him, his home, and everything he has? You have blessed everything he does. His cattle have spread out over the land. But now stretch out your hand, and strike everything he has. I bet he'll curse you to your face.” The LORD told Satan, “Everything he has is in your power, but you must not lay a hand on him!” Then Satan left the LORD'S presence. Job 1:6-12. Patience breeds champions in faith
Jesus, as I have stated, is our champion. He is our role model. There are of course several others. As we look at their lives, including the life of Jesus, please remember that every single one of them were ordinary men. Jesus was and is God of course, but He ministered on earth like one of us. If He, as the Second Adam could do it, so can you.Turn with me to the Faith Chapter of the bible... Hebrews chapter eleven. This is why I stated before that Faith and patience go hand in hand. Faith led Noah to listen when God warned him about the things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a ship to save his family. Through faith Noah condemned the world and received God's approval that comes through faith. Hebrews 11:7. God commanded him to build an ark, because the flood was coming. They didn’t know what rain was! No one knew what a boat was! Noah, trusting God, putting his faith into action, went ahead on the basis of the Word of the Lord and built the thing. It took him 120 years to do it, all the while he preached the word, warning people of the coming flood and no one other than his immediate family believed him! Other champions are like a who's who list that is summed up in Hebrews chapter eleven. Making it practical
I’ve given some biblical illustrations and defined patience as best I can, so now let us put it to practical use |
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