SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
EXODUS 32:1-10
2 PETER 3:3-4

"… there shall come
in the last days scoffers..."

IMPATIENCE CAN LEAD TO APOSTASY

The people were weary of waiting for Moses. The Hebrew word translated "delayed" (Exod 32:1) is an idiomatic expression having the sense of confusion, whereby either the one who waits or the one being waited upon feels the delay to be exceptionally long. The people probably supposed Moses had perished on the mountain. Their impatience caused them to look for an image of God who could lead them towards Canaan. They wanted a guide right away to bring them through the vast wilderness to the Land of Promise where they longed to be.

Similarly, many Christians today, even seminary and Bible college professors, question the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. They mock at Bible prophecies, take Jesus’ promise lightly, and scoff at God’s plan. Are they eager to see Jesus? No! They are simply unbelievers. Their object of scorn and derision is the Bible.

Our impatience will lead to doubt and discontent. Distrust will cause us to go astray and soon depart from the Lord. Let us not be weary of waiting on God’s plan, promises and providences for our lives. Let us understand that He is the sovereign Lord who ordains every event according to His perfect design and timing. Let us not question God’s will for our lives for He knows what is best for us and what is glorifying to His Name.

Dear Reader, the God who loves us perfectly arranges the circumstances of our lives so that we may be good witnesses of His great mercy and grace. He who "spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Rom 8:32). Let us wait patiently upon Him. Our Father who cares for His children will surely do that which is right and timely.

THOUGHT: Am I patiently waiting for my Lord’s return?
PRAYER: "I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning" (Ps 130:5-6).