Romans 10:18-21

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 Romans 1:18-20 </div> <bR> <div> Ps. 19:7-10 </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>God will bless others if you don't respond 10:19-20  </B></div> <bR> <div> Genesis 12:1-3; 22:18 </div> <div> Deuteronomy 32:12-21</div> <div> Revelation 2:4-5 </div> <div> Isaiah 65:1 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>God waits with arms stretched out to bless you 10:21</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Proverbs 1:24 </div> <div> Matthew 23:37</div> <div> Isaiah 30:18  Luke 16:15-16</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>God is waiting for you to</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> deny yourself and seek His kingdom and His righteousness.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>You'll be blessed beyond what you can imagine!</B></I></div> <div> <B><U>Biblical Teaching on Patience</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      It's easy to say patience is important and that all of us could use a little more of it - “and could you give it to us now, Lord?”  Yet patience is not some pill God drops into your body, or a thought that causes you to be patient forevermore, or even a verse that you memorize that makes you patient.  Patience is understood and then through a series of hundreds of tests, developed in stress, frustrating situations, pressure, hardship and even trouble to teach us to depend on God's character and timing, rather than our own.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Patience describes what God is like Romans 15:5</B></div> <div> Scripture is clear about God's patience with Israel Nehemiah 9:30</div> <div> God waits for us to depend on Him, so He can bless us Isaiah 30:18</div> <div> God is often patient about resolving our problems to give us an opportunity to respond, repent, and adjust to His justice Jeremiah 15:15</div> <div> We cry out for God to be patient when we have a gut check about the magnitude of our debt to Him Matthew 18:26.</div> <div> Patience is ascribed to Jesus Christ regarding His return to earth Revelation 1:9</div> <bR> <div> <B>Therefore we are to wait patiently for the Lord to act in His timing Psalm 37:7,9</B>.  That's hard for Americans who want instant action and instant solutions for problems, at least within 30 minutes!</div> <div> When we wait patiently for the Lord, He will answer and act Psalm 40:1.  How long you have to wait is up to God, not us.  Our responsibility is to wait and function with what we know and act according to what God has revealed in His will.</div> <div> If you are willing to wait, God will lead you into truth Psalm 25:5</div> <div> Waiting on the Lord in integrity is the key to deliverance Psalm 25:20-21; Proverbs 20:22; </div> <div> As you wait on the Lord, He will strengthen you Psalm 27:14; Isaiah 40:31</div> <div> Waiting on the Lord shows where your hope is Psalm 39:7; 52:9; 59:9; 130:5; Isaiah 8:17; Romans 8:25</div> <div> There is great blessing in patience Ecclesiastes 7:8,9 and waiting on Him Lamentations 3:25, 26</div> <div> The patiently growing believer WILL bear fruit in due season Luke 8:15.</div> <bR> <div> <B>And therefore we should be patient toward all others                 1 Thessalonians 5:14</B></div> <div> We often expect patience from others Acts 26:3.  Do we give others patience?</div> <div> Servants of the Lord must be patient toward all believers 2 Timothy 2:24; Revelation 2:2,3</div> <div> Believers who have given themselves to God will be patient in troubles Romans 12:12; 12:1-12; 2 Corinthians 6:4; Colossians 1:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 3:5; </div> <div> Love toward others will be seen by patience 1 Corinthians 13:4</div> <div> Patience is the direct result of God working in our lives through troubles James 1:3-4</div> <div> You will learn and understand Scripture only through patient study and application Romans 15:4.  Understanding Scripture doesn't come in a week or month.  It takes time.</div> <div> Biblical hope (confident expectation) requires patiently waiting for God's provision in time 1 Thessalonians 1:3</div> <div> Patience is something we are commanded to pursue 1 Timothy 6:11.  That would mean we should welcome troubles, because it is through troubles that we develop patience.  If we did that, then Romans 5:3-5 would become a reality.  As a result of pursuing patience, we also inherit (make real) the promises of God's Word in our lives as Abraham patiently waited on the Lord Hebrews 6:12,15.</div> <div> Older men should be characterized by great patience Titus 2:2</div> <div> Ultimately, believers are to be patient for the coming of the Lord James 5:7,8; Philippians 3:20; 1 Thessalonians 1:10</div> <div> Prophets and teachers must be patient James 5:10; 3:1; 2 Timothy 2:24</div> <bR> <div> Patience is achieved through testing.  </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id220.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Romans 11:110"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c740400.gif" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>