Jehovah Is A God Of Long - Suffering

The people in Noah's day, the Israelites trekking through the wilderness with Moses, the Jews alive when Jesus walked on earth-all lived under different circumstances. But all benefited from the same kindly quality of Jehovah-long-suffering . For some, it meant their very lives. And Jehovah's long-suffering can mean our lives too.
What is long-suffering? When Does Jehovah show it, and why? "Long-suffering " has been defined as "the patient endurance of wrong or provocation, combined with a refusal to give up hope for improvement in the disturbed relationship." This quality, therefore, has a pupose. It looks particularly to the welfare of the one causing a disagreeable situation. Being long-suffering does not mean condoning wrong, however. When the purpose for long-suffering is accomplished or when there is no point in putting up with the situation any more, long-suffering ends.
While humans can be long-suffering, Jehovah is the supreme example of this quality. In the years since sin disturbed the relationship between Jehovah and his human creation, our Creator has shown patient endurance and has provided the means whereby repentant humans can improve their relationship with him. (2Peter3:9; 1John 4:10)
But when his long-suffering has achieved its purpose, God will take action against willful wrongdoers, bringing the present wicked system to an end. - 2 Peter 3:7.

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