Long-Term Patience- Abraham's Example, Part 1 (TMF:991)

Monday, October 08, 2018
Peace to Live By: Long-Term Patience- Abraham's Example, Part 1 (TMF:991) - Daniel Litton
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       When it comes to practicing long-term patience, probably the best passage I can take you to is found in Romans chapter 4. Let's go ahead and turn there. Romans chapter 4, starting in verse 18: “In hope he [Abraham] believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised” (Romans 4:18-21, ESV). This passage is personally my favorite on this subject of patience. There are some things in life that we know God is going to give us, but we just don’t know when he is going to answer our prayer with a yes and provide the need. And for some even, God has promised us a certain, specific thing. He has given us insight into something that he is going to do, but he just hasn’t told us when he is going to do it. Yes, God often operates this way and did this quite a lot in the Bible.