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 Patience and Long-Suffering. Jehovah's qualities of patience and long-suffering would scarcely have come so prominently to the fore had it not become necessary for him to deal with human imperfections, sins, and shortcomings. Jehovah's willingness to do so for thousands of years demonstrate that he possesses these marvelous qualities to a perfect degree, and for that we should be most grateful. The apostle Peter rightly stated that we should "consider the patience of our Lord as salvation." - 2 PETER 3:9, 15. 

Willingness to Forgive. We are all sinners, and we all stumble many times. (James 3:2; 1 John 1:8, 9) How grateful we should be that Jehovah is willing to forgive "in a very large way"! (Isaiah 55:7) Consider also this fact: Having been born as imperfect sinners, we are in a position to experience the profound joy we feel with God forgives us our errors. (Psalm51:5. 9, 17) Personally experiencing that heartwarming characteristic of Jehovah strengthens our love for him and encourages us to follow his example in our dealings with others. - COLOSSIANS 3:13. 

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