Patient
Read Daniel 8.13-14
“.. How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled ..” (Dan.8.13)
While people are often inclined to ask, ‘Why does God allow this?’, the cry of God’s people in Scripture is repeatedly “How long?’ (see Ps.13.1-2 and Rev.6.10). Be patient – weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning (Ps.30.5).
Read Matt.24.15-22 to see how Jesus referred to, and applied, these words: what lessons do you learn from what Jesus taught?
Waiting is a core characteristic of the believer’s experience: how has this found expression in your life?
Prayer: Grant me the grace of patient endurance, O Lord, enabling me always to wait for You: I hope in You, trusting there will be a full redemption (Ps.130.1-8)