Good morning. Today we're actually going to take something out of context; but the words have an application to our everyday life. From chapter 3 of second Peter: with the Lord one day is as 1000 years, and 1000 years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. Of course in context it is talking about the end times and God being patient rather than bringing judgment upon people right away. But we're going to look at this as God is not slow about keeping His promises to us. He has promised you things, and it really seems like He is slow about keeping them. But He's not slow. It just seems like that to us. We want everything right now. Remember – it's at the right moment. He knows when it's the best time. Jesus, the promised savior, was born at the right time; not too soon and not too late. Everything had to be in place. The same is true for us. Everything must be at the right time in the right place. Maybe to God a thousand years is as one day, but to us 1000 years is as 1000 years! What is soon to Him seems like a long time to us. Who was it that said Patience is a virtue? Of course you can't have patience, if there's nothing you're being patient about. You have His promises. He will fulfill them at the proper time. Father help the reader to keep his/her mind focused on You. Help him/her to be patient and to not get ahead of You. He/She will receive the reward at the proper time.

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