And [SIZE=12pt]But the rain falls on believers and non-believers alike.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“... He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Today, nations can be blessed or not blessed, based on how they interact with the reborn nation of Israel.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse” (Genesis 12:3).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The Lord also says we should pray for our governmental leaders so we can lead a quiet life. So a believer in Russia has the same situation as we have. We all pray for God’s will to be done.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).[/SIZE]
But the bottom line to us today is that we're in the time of God's Patience. God is withholding what is due for all nations until His plan is perfectly finished. His patience allows for more people to be saved and avoid the horrors of the tribulation.
[SIZE=12pt]Those who have recently gotten saved are missing the Tribulation because God has been patiently waiting. Therefore there are people He still will draw into the Kingdom and things He wishes to do through Believers before the curtain drops. So God tells us to also be “patient!” God’s timing is perfect.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]The Lord is not slow about His promise[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt], as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Those who are saved between now and the Rapture will be rescued because God is patiently waiting for all whom He chose before the foundation of the earth was laid.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“...just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world...” (Ephesians 1:4).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]We don’t know when the Lord is coming. And if the Lord tarries, we have to be patient.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord...” (James 5:7).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“...regard the patience of our Lord as salvation” (2 Peter 3:15).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]And just like those living in the time of Noah, we, too, can see the handwriting on the wall. We too see all of the prophecies coming together, lining up exactly as the Bible predicted. Even with people all around us denying it’s close![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“...and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation” (2 Peter 3:4).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]So we wait patiently, ready to be used by Him as the days linger on until our great exodus at the Rapture.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“... He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Today, nations can be blessed or not blessed, based on how they interact with the reborn nation of Israel.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse” (Genesis 12:3).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The Lord also says we should pray for our governmental leaders so we can lead a quiet life. So a believer in Russia has the same situation as we have. We all pray for God’s will to be done.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).[/SIZE]
But the bottom line to us today is that we're in the time of God's Patience. God is withholding what is due for all nations until His plan is perfectly finished. His patience allows for more people to be saved and avoid the horrors of the tribulation.
[SIZE=12pt]Those who have recently gotten saved are missing the Tribulation because God has been patiently waiting. Therefore there are people He still will draw into the Kingdom and things He wishes to do through Believers before the curtain drops. So God tells us to also be “patient!” God’s timing is perfect.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]The Lord is not slow about His promise[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt], as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Those who are saved between now and the Rapture will be rescued because God is patiently waiting for all whom He chose before the foundation of the earth was laid.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“...just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world...” (Ephesians 1:4).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]We don’t know when the Lord is coming. And if the Lord tarries, we have to be patient.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord...” (James 5:7).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“...regard the patience of our Lord as salvation” (2 Peter 3:15).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]And just like those living in the time of Noah, we, too, can see the handwriting on the wall. We too see all of the prophecies coming together, lining up exactly as the Bible predicted. Even with people all around us denying it’s close![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]“...and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation” (2 Peter 3:4).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]So we wait patiently, ready to be used by Him as the days linger on until our great exodus at the Rapture.[/SIZE]
