Are You Willing to Wait on Jehovah?- BIBLE PRINCIPLES THAT TEACH US PATIENCE

 An example that illustrates the need for patience is recorded at Proverbs 13:11.  It says: "Wealthy gained will dwindle. but the wealth of the one who gathers it little by little will increase."  Do you see the principle?  There is wisdom in dong things patiently, one step at a time.

Proverbs 4:18  tells  us that "the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light that grows brighter and brighter until full daylight."  These words aptly apply to the way in which Jehovah reveals his purpose to his people- gradually.  However, the verse can also be applied more broadly in which a Christian makes spiritual progress in his life.  Spiritual growth cannot be rushed . It takes time. If we diligently  study and apply the counsel we receive through God's Word and his organization, we will gradually develop a Christlike personality.  We will also grow in our knowledge of God.  Consider how Jesus illustrated that point. 

Jesus used an illustration to explain how the Kingdom message we preach is like a  tiny seed that gradually develops  in honesthearted ones.  He said: "The seeds sprout and grow tall-just how, he [the sower] does  not know.  On its own the ground bears fruit gradually, firs the stalk, then the head, finally the fully grain in the  head." (Mark 4:7, 28) What point was Jesus making?  He was explaining that just as a plant grows little by little, so a  person who accepts the Kingdom message grows spiritually little by little.  For example,  as our sincere Bible students draw closer to Jehovah, we begin to see many fine changes that they have made  (Ephesians 4:22-24) But we must remember that it is Jehovah who makes that seed grow. - 

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