Bible Questions Answered:
“... I've been praying for these
people over three years now and no answer...”
Ruddy/ Grand Rapids, Michigan U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Psalm 13:1 KJV
How long wilt
thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face
from me?
Psalm 69:3 KJV
I am weary of
my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my
God.
Things don't
always happen the way we wish they would. God hears all the prayers
of His people, rest assured of that, but the reasons as to why they
are not all answered the way we wish, is manifold.
Perseverance of
faith, trust, belief, etc. etc. The Apostle Paul tells us....
Hebrews 10:36 KJV
For ye have
need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might
receive the promise.
God is never
rushed, and our God surely seeks to have His people learn patience!
(Just a few
examples.)
*) The Jews waited
in Egypt, under slavery, some 430 years, before Moses was sent.
(Exodus 12:40).
*) The Jews once
delivered from Egypt, had to wait another 40 years before entering
the promised land. (Deuteronomy 29:5)
*) God kept Moses
waiting in the Midian desert for 40 years, before he was sent to lead
the people of God.
*) Joseph
languished in prison for years.
*) Abraham prayed
for a son till he was 100 years old.
*) Though David
was anointed King, he was on the run for 15 years, before he came to
the throne.
*) The first
mention of a Messiah in Genesis 3:15, until The Messiah's birth were
some four millenniums.
II Peter 3:8 KJV
But, beloved,
be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with The Lord as a
thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Patience:
Psalm 37:7 KJV
Rest in The
Lord, and wait patiently for Him..."
Psalm 40:1 NLT
I waited
patiently for The Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my
cry.
Isaiah 25:9 KJV
And it shall be
said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He
will save us: this is The Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be
glad and rejoice in His salvation.
Isaiah 26:8 KJV
Yea, in the way
of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our
soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
Isaiah 33:2 NLT
But
Lord, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strong
arm each day and our salvation in times of trouble.
Acts 1:4,5 KJV
4 And, being
assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not
depart from Jerusalem, but wait for The Promise Of The Father, which,
saith He, ye have heard of Me.
5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with The
Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome
teaching.
2
Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of
respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled
with love and patience.
James
1:3,4 KJV
3
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and
entire, wanting nothing.
James
5:7,8 NLT
7
Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for The Lord’s
return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the
fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to
ripen.
8
You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of The Lord
is near.
II
Peter 1:5-8 KJV
5
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and
to virtue knowledge;
6
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and
to patience godliness;
7
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness
charity.
8
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye
shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Dear friends, whatever we do, let's keep believing, and praying, God
answers prayer if we …
Romans
12:12 NLT
Rejoice
in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
Mark
13:13 KJV
"...endure
unto the end...”
