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Are you righteously thinking of the Word that said “wait for the
appointed time, even though it tarries….” ?
Are you sure that you did not laugh at Isaiah when he ran away from Jezebel despite his recent defeat of more than 300 prophets of baal which showed that God was with him?
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Thinking of “touch not my anointed and do my
prophet no harm….” right?
Like me, did you also wonder why the Israelites were afraid of the giant inhabitants of Canaan despite God assuring them of victory?
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We know of “heaven & earth can pass away
but my word does not return void…” hmm?
Even I believe that I can never do as King Solomon did by eventually turning to idolatry despite his beginning with the Lord.
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It rings in my ears that “let he who thinks he
stands take heed, lest he fall…”
My “flash-scriptures” above and several more instances and
supporting scripture running through our individual minds are sins of
impatience/doubt on the part of the perpetuators. But let us ask ourselves; are
we not guilty of the same things in our own lives?
At one time or the other we have been promised something by God and we had faith (at that moment) that
He is more than able to do it and thanking Him in advance for it; but during
that difficult and trying period of waiting, we go weary and look for alternatives. We even
second-guess what we heard from God and think “maybe it was not God, Maybe I did
not test the spirit sufficiently to know if it’s the Lord or maybe God meant
something else”
Let’s not forget that Abraham’s “alternative” result into the
Israeli/Palestine war that is plaguing Abraham’s generation till date and the
Israelite’s fear of the Canaanites resulted into 40 years wandering in the
wilderness where the doubting generation had to die!!!
We should be VERY careful about our decisions and its
consequences when it comes to manipulating God’s promises to suit our weary
minds. Even when what we currently see is not even close to what we were promised, let us
not forget that “wait for the appointed time, even though it tarries….”
We are not perfect, that is why we ask for Grace to follow
Him till the end. Let us hold on. His Grace is sufficient for us.
SHALLOM!!!
