DCLM Higher Everyday 25 June 2025 — Patience In Christian Practice

Topic: Patience In Christian Practice

Text —James 5:7-11

7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

Key Verse: “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain” (James 5:7).

Message

“Some of your greatest blessings come with patience,” states Warren Wiersbe. Sometimes, it is a difficult thing to be patient because there is the tendency to grow tired of waiting when we bring our concerns to the Lord often. We would feel as if our prayers are falling on deaf ears, and often we would rule our own lives, ignoring the fact that patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. At other times, our bank of patience depletes, and the hope we have held on to for years might fade with increasing speed, especially when our fervent prayers seem to yield no fruits.

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But as believers, the Scripture encourages us to wait patiently on the Lord in times of challenges. Waiting is a common experience. You must consider those who have waited on the Lord before you, such as Job, David, and a myriad of other prophets. In Christian practice, patience has been described as a God-given restraint in the face of persecution or challenges and not something we are to produce in our own strength. Therefore, in every situation, be patient.

Quote: Waiting is a common experience

Challenge: Make God your source of strength.

Prayer for today: O God, do not allow me to despair.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)