ENDURING PATIENCE (4 OF 9)
Scripture: James 5:7-11
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Enduring Patience (4 of 9)
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
Stephen Whitney
James 5:7-11
In July 1998 farmers in the southern plains gathered to pray for rain for their withered crops in the midst of the heat wave that
had caused the city of Dallas to reach 100 degrees for the 14th
day in a row. It was the worst heat wave to hit Texas in 18 years.
In Oklahoma the governor asked everyone in his state to pray for rain. State officials estimated that the heat and drought had cost the state’s farmers and ranchers over $2 billion in losses.
Normally, members of the Hollis First Baptist Church pray from their seats, but on this Sunday the pastor had the people come forward to the altar to pray. ‘‘It was a special time of prayer for
rain,’’ he said.
Near Geronima, OK, an 80-year-old farmer Jack Musgrove said, ‘‘It is so hot the fields are melting.’’ He wasn’t even hoping to get anything from his corn field, but was just cutting up the plants for his cattle to eat.
He offered his own perspective on praying for rain when he said,
‘‘I did my 50% by planting the crop. God has to do the other 50%.’’
Patience is waiting by faith for God to act.
Often there is nothing we can do about the problem we face or the trial we experience or the suffering we endure because we can not change the circumstances or situation our self.
Oswald Chambers - ‘‘God takes the saints like a bow which he stretches and at a certain point says, ‘I can’t take it any more,’
but God does not heed, he goes on stretching because he is aiming
at his mark, not ours, and the patience of the saints is that they
‘hang in’ until God let the arrow fly.’’
Patience is waiting by faith for God to act knowing that
his timing is perfect and his will is being accomplished.
EVERYDAY LIFE :7-9
Trust God Presently :7
Be - is a command which we are called do because God wants us to trust him. It implies we have the ability or the means to do it.
Patient - Gk. endure, persevere ...
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
Stephen Whitney
James 5:7-11
In July 1998 farmers in the southern plains gathered to pray for rain for their withered crops in the midst of the heat wave that
had caused the city of Dallas to reach 100 degrees for the 14th
day in a row. It was the worst heat wave to hit Texas in 18 years.
In Oklahoma the governor asked everyone in his state to pray for rain. State officials estimated that the heat and drought had cost the state’s farmers and ranchers over $2 billion in losses.
Normally, members of the Hollis First Baptist Church pray from their seats, but on this Sunday the pastor had the people come forward to the altar to pray. ‘‘It was a special time of prayer for
rain,’’ he said.
Near Geronima, OK, an 80-year-old farmer Jack Musgrove said, ‘‘It is so hot the fields are melting.’’ He wasn’t even hoping to get anything from his corn field, but was just cutting up the plants for his cattle to eat.
He offered his own perspective on praying for rain when he said,
‘‘I did my 50% by planting the crop. God has to do the other 50%.’’
Patience is waiting by faith for God to act.
Often there is nothing we can do about the problem we face or the trial we experience or the suffering we endure because we can not change the circumstances or situation our self.
Oswald Chambers - ‘‘God takes the saints like a bow which he stretches and at a certain point says, ‘I can’t take it any more,’
but God does not heed, he goes on stretching because he is aiming
at his mark, not ours, and the patience of the saints is that they
‘hang in’ until God let the arrow fly.’’
Patience is waiting by faith for God to act knowing that
his timing is perfect and his will is being accomplished.
EVERYDAY LIFE :7-9
Trust God Presently :7
Be - is a command which we are called do because God wants us to trust him. It implies we have the ability or the means to do it.
Patient - Gk. endure, persevere ...
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