Patience

Isaiah 7:13-14

 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?  Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

Have you ever had your patience tested?  Maybe by your child, maybe by a co-worker, the possibilities are endless.  I used to feel I was a pretty patient person, until my son.  Now he’s testing that all the time.  How do you think God feels about being tested?  Even back in Isaiah, we see the people were testing God, to which he responded with a sign.  A sign that the Immanuel would be coming as a baby. 

Think about how you feel when being tested.  Can you even imagine how God must feel?  If only we get into the word and study it, he has foretold us of what is to come.  We get all upset about the state of the world these days, yet God gave us these signs to watch for.  Just as he told us of the birth of Jesus, he has also told us of the coming of the end of the world.  The good news though, for us that believe, is that it’s really just the beginning for us.  The beginning of life with the Lord for eternity. 

My friends, I encourage you today to trust the Lord, rather than testing him.