JUST look at these two dear children, patiently watching till a little fish will come and bite and then they will take it to their mother to cook for them. They wait and watch, and that is a hard thing for them to do, for children like to be on the go and seeing all they can. It must be they are very anxious for that fish, and this occasion will no doubt teach, them a needful lesson, for we all can afford to be more impatient. There are many things which happen to us in our short life that calls for much patience.
There was no one so patient as the Lord Jesus, and there was no one more tried than He, but He never failed. How wonderful to see perfection in every way with Him. Wherever we may view Him, whether it is in lowliness, meekness, gentleness, love, obedience, grace, etc. He is the only perfect one in, every respect.
For us, we need to be put through tribulation, that is trouble, to teach us patience, so, the Scripture says, “Tribulation worketh patience.” Rom. 5:33And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; (Romans 5:3).
Then again another Scripture says, “Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:44But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. (James 1:4).
We will find that we are unable of ourselves to be patient, although some are more patient than others, but if we have the Lord Jesus as our Savior, we then can go to Him, and He will enable us to be gentle and patient, and if we want to, be more like Him, He will enable us.
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