"You have need of patience

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"You have need of patience." Hebrews 10:36

And the patience which you need—you may have. Our God is the God of patience; not only the God who exercises it towards us—but the God who works it in us, and who tries it when He has wrought it. 

We shall need patience—to suffer God's will, which is often very trying to flesh and blood. 

We shall need patience—to do God's work, which is often very arduous and exhausting. 

We shall need patience—to quietly carry our cross after Jesus, which is often very rugged and very heavy. 

We shall need patience—to wait God's time for deliverance, and for answers to our prayers, which are often delayed for a long season. 

We shall need patience—to diligently watch and look for the coming of our beloved Lord, for while the bridegroom tarries the virgins are apt to slumber and sleep. 

"You have need of patience—so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." Hebrews 10:36

God of patience—give us this grace!