Waiting on the Lord
James 5:7-11 CSB
7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
8 You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
9 Brothers and sisters, do not complain about one another, so that you will not be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door!
10 Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience.
11 See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about—the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Definition of Wisdom
SEEING LIFE, THE WAY GOD SEES IT AND CHOOSING OBEDIENCE
1. When We Are
1 Peter 2:18-20 CSB
18 Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.
19 For it brings favor if, because of a consciousness of God, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly.
20 For what credit is there if when you do wrong and are beaten, you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.
7…See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
8 You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
10 Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience
2 Timothy 3:12 CSB
12 In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Job 42
10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions.
12 So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned fourteen thousand sheep and goats, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters.
16 Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 Then Job died, old and full of days.
- When We Are Tempted To
*1 To strengthen our hearts requires
*2 To strengthen our hearts requires attention to the
*3 To strengthen our heart requires
3. When We Are Tempted To
Matthew 7:1-3 CSB
1 “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged.
2 For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use.
3 Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye?
Be careful to think first
Be careful to pray first
Be careful to show love
Be careful to find out the facts
Be careful to consider our example, CHRIST
Be careful to remember our Obligation.
Colossians 3:13 CSB
13 bearing with one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you are also to forgive.
First, When We Are Tempted To Lose Patience – Remember It Will Be Worth the Wait and….
Secondly, When We Are Tempted To Lose Perspective – Strengthen Your Relationship With the Lord.
Third, When We Are Tempted To Blame Others – Grumbling Will Not Help! (5:9)