Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Listen to the Word

…Be patient with everyone. (1 Thessalonians 5:14)

One of the tough things about many commands in Scripture is their all-inclusiveness. You can probably be patient with MOST of the people around you, but today’s verse won’t let you be satisfied with that. It calls you to be patient with everyone. Even the annoying ones, and the demanding ones, and the smelly ones, and the mean ones, and the...

You get the picture. God asks you to be patient with everyone. Some folks require extra patience - and God calls you to provide it.

Live the Word

Pray for one of the “extra patience required” people in your life. Ask God to bless that person, and ask him to help you treat that person with patience.