Daily Devotional - Transition to Power - WK30 - 07/25/24 - Day 186 "Patience"

Author: Elder Larond Sheppard

Patience

Scripture: Psalm 106: 13-15
"13. They soon forgat his works, ; they waited not for his counsel; : 14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 15. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul."

Devotion:
The children of Israel had gone but three days' journey into the wilderness, after this , they began to murmur and show distrust of the power and providence of God. The miracles He wrought in Egypt, the deliverance of them from thence with an almighty hand and outstretched arm, leading them through the Red Sea as on dry land, and destroying all their enemies; all these they had soon forgotten. (Ex. 15: 22). It is in the Hebrew text where they made haste. They forgot His works as soon as they were out of Egypt, they were expecting to enter into the land of Canaan at once and were displeased that they were not led into it immediately.

They waited not for His counsel; they did not ask counsel of God, though it belong to Him, and He is wonderful in it, and does all things after the counsel of His own will; nor would they take it when given by Moses and Joshua; they did not choose to wait for His time and for His way of working. The children of Israel were limiting the Holy One of Israel to their time and their way.

We must learn to trust in God’s timing and lean not to our own understanding but in all our ways acknowledge Him. He knows the plans. So, we must trust His plan even when we don’t know the plan.


Prayer:
Lord, we thank You today for giving us the patience we need to trust in You, Your plan, and Your time. Let us not get weary in well doing, as your word promises that we will reap if we faint not. We trust You today. In Jesus’ name