@everydaygodswill

‭‭2 Peter 3:4 They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

Progressively, things seem to be getting worse in the world. A lot of us see what’s going on and ask, what’s taking so long for Jesus’s return?

Verse 15 gives us the answer.
15 And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him.

God is being patient with mankind giving us time to be saved. We (believers) may want Jesus to come now, but that’s selfish. We’re only considering ourselves and maybe a few of our family members. What about the rest of the world? They may have rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ a few times and because of our lack of love and/or patience with people, we’ll say, “their loss, we tried.”

God’s not like some of us. His love is infinite and His patience runs deep. What if those same people who rejected the gospel finally got it on the fourth time? Those are the people God is waiting on. He’s waiting on the skeptic, the atheist, the Buddhist, and the Muslim to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. If we would be honest, we’re glad He waited on us.

So, instead of being impatient for Jesus’s return, let’s do our part by leading people to Christ. If He can be patient with people, so can we.

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