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| “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” |
| —2 Peter 3:9 |
“Patience! What a virtue patience is! Oh, how I long for patience. But, I am dreadfully afraid to pray for patience because I know how God teaches patience. He does so by bringing trials into our lives. And, quite frankly, I have enough trials in my life right now.”
My friend expressed my sentiments exactly. Patience is, indeed, a great virtue. And, God is the one who shows the most patience. The Apostle Peter has captured this attribute of God in these words, found in 2 Peter 3:9:
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Imagine how wonderful it is that God acts quickly to keep His promises. He is patient. He does not want any of those He has chosen to belong to Him to perish. And, He wants every one of those dearly loved ones to come to a place where they recognize their sins, ask forgiveness for their sins, repent of their sins, make restitution for their sins, and receive complete reconciliation.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we, relying on help from the Holy Spirit, exhibited that same kind of patience in our own lives toward others? I think it would. And perhaps, that should be our assignment for this new day: to display God-given patience toward others that they might sense from us the same love, caring, and acceptance that God shows toward us.
