Today’s Scripture: In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them. Nehemiah 9:30 NLT
Nehemiah 9 reflects how much we and God do not change. We are slow to learn but thankfully we are told in Nehemiah 9:17 that the LORD is slow to anger. Read Nehemiah 9 and see if this doesn’t sound like the people of today, of you and me.
Thankfully we can do as them and re-read His scriptures and be reminded that our God is a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, rich in unfailing love that does not abandon us.
We resolve to do better, yet the resolve of our flesh is easily broken or forgotten. We stand again today and read aloud His promises and His laws and know He hears our cries from Heaven and He liberates us.
We are liberated not for who we are but who He is. Our God is love and He is patient.
Are you thankful for God’s patience?
Today’s Prayer: LORD God, thank You for Your patience and Your never ending love for me. LORD forgive me for my weakness and for when I turn away from You. Thank You for hearing my cries and for having greater plans for me than I can see or deserve. I love You LORD and desire to live in You and fulfill all of Your desires for me. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
Praise the Lord He is slow to anger . . . other wise I’d be in big trouble 🙂 ~ Blessings ~
hahaha, ME TOO Deborah Ann…I know that is why these verses SCREAMED at me…I am very thanks:)
Among so many things, I’m grateful for His patience. I was so certain He was fast-tracking me, the past couple years–but I seem to be winter-stuck at the moment. Maybe that’s why His word for me in 2014 is “Perseverance”…. God bless you BIG–love, sis Caddo
I am so thankful for God’s patience and for the fact that His mercies are new every morning. I am also thankful that when I am unfaithful He remains faithful to his word. I need a God whose forgiveness is that sure and whose love is that imovable!
Amen Joseph, me too! So thankful for His mercies every morning. He knows I need them and I pray to be more obedient to live in His love! Blessings and thanksgivings!
And His mercies help me with that obedience. Not only is His mercy purifying it is sanctifying!
Oh how I need his mercy and His help with obedience! Thank you Joseph! Blessings and obedience.
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“We are liberated not for who we are but for who He is.” So thankful for that and for His patience too! I often feel like I am a snail and crawling where others have a ‘walk’ with Jesus. Thanks , Tom, for helping us praise and thank Him today. God bless you!
Deb, funny but I kind of see you as the giant with the “walk”. Just thnk, God knows us better than we know ourselves and He sees you as His. How much more do we need to see ourselves in light of His love. Blessings and walking with Him!
Sometimes I wonder if He thinks, “Woman, you wear me out!” 🙂 I’m so very grateful He is patient with me.
Haha, Julie…I hear you:) His patience and love are perfect. Keep wearing Him out:) Blessings and persistence as you explore His “enough”.