James 5:7 - We went from texts talking about not judging
others to a slightly new angle. Being
patient. It says in this text that we
are to be patient for the "coming of the Lord." It uses the illustration of a farmer
patiently waiting while his plants to grow.
The fruit of the earth has to be nourished with early rain and then more
rain later on.
I would dare to say that many characters in the Bible were
not patient nor waited for God's will.
Abraham wanted a son sooner rather than later. Jacob wanted the birthrate sooner rather than
later. Thank goodness David waited to
let God give him Israel instead of killing Saul the many times he could
have. Thank goodness that Joseph didn't
try to gain more with Potipher's wife, instead trusting God to guide his
future.
Things might seem to have happened at a timely moment for
you to "seize the day." You
might feel like you are justified in forming the opinions on others that you
want to form. It may seem fair to call
someone names and give them titles such as "liar" or
"hypocrite" with the mental thought that they have no feelings to
hurt (or no right to feelings in the first place.) All of those things are wrong.
It is God who judges, and it is God who will take care of us
and bring us to a better future. You
have to pray, listen, and trust in Him.
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