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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"DON'T PUT GOD IN A BOX" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
PATIENCE---The suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation or other evil, with a calm, unruffled temper; endurance without murmuring or fretfulness.
I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT JESUS AND PATIENCE TOGETHER. IT IS NOT THAT I THOUGHT HE HAD NO PATIENCE BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK OF WHAT HE PUT UP WITH ON A DAILY BASIS WITH HIS DISCIPLES, YOU KNOW HE HAD TO HAVE PATIENCE. I AM TALKING ABOUT THE CROSS. THE AFFLICTIONS, PAIN, TOIL, CALAMITY, PROVOCATION, EVIL HE ENDURED FOR US WITHOUT MURMURING AND THEN HE ASK GOD TO FORGIVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE DOING THAT TO HIM.
I NEVER KNEW HOW CLOSE HOPE AND PATIENCE GO TOGETHER UNTIL I READ ROMANS 5:2-5 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. WE MUST EXERCISE OUR PATIENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PRAYER. WE GET UPSET IF WE DON'T SEE THE ANSWER IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES. DON'T PUT GOD IN A BOX. HE SEES THE WHOLE PICTURE AND HE LOVES US AND KNOWS WHEN WE NEED THINGS. AND, HE KNOWS THAT SOMETIMES WE DON'T NEED THEM AND IT WOULD BE HARMFUL IF WE HAD THEM. TRUST IN HIM, HE KNOWS.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
HI WAYNE. THAT WAS ALSO WELL SAID. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REMARKS. I PRAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE A VERY BLESSED WEEKEND COMING UP. GOD BLESS YOU.
DAVID
Hi David. Thank for sharing your thoughts. Well said. DON'T PUT GOD IN A BOX
That's what the world that does not love the truth, nor accept it does. I have seen/noticed some people whom do not know the gospel pray and with an opened eye look to see if the person standing in front of them changed. They don't understand God's word. Remember the slaves that were set free circled the desert for I believe some 40 years. And some of them never seen the promised land. They were set free after some 4 generation I believe but sin and rebellion may have remained. We are so easily drawn away.
It's true Christ appeared to have patience but when when he rebuked satin through Peter that showed his authority. He told Satin (The fallen Angel) to get behind him. At times we may be putting God in a box but he is in a book. The gospel.. Open and read folks.