Be Patient

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 6th of September, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in the Book of Psalms 37:7: 

"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;…”

Then we go to the Book of James 5:7-8

“Therefore be patient, (there is that word again)  brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”

We need to be patient and today everything is almost working to the opposite of being patient. It is a case of “Hurry up and let’s do it quickly!”  Everything is fast - fast food, fast cars, a fast life. Folks, I tell you what, it does not last. The Lord says we must be like a good farmer who waits for his crop. Impatient, erratic people will never see the fruit of their labours. You and I have to work at things.

I never had the privilege, and it is a privilege, to go to a theological college to learn about the word of God, but the Lord sent me to the field. He sent me, as a farmer. To put a crop of maize into the ground, or wheat, or corn, it takes a full year, not two or three months. You have to prepare the seed bed, you have to plant the seed, you have to nurture that crop through all kinds of disease, of weather extremes - I am talking about hail, I am talking about drought, I am talking about floods, and you have to stay with that crop. An old farmer once said to me, “Angus, how often do you check your cattle?” I said, “Every single day.”  He said, “Then you should check your crop of maize every single day because you will find something else that you can work on.” You need to deal with the weeds that spring up. If there is insect damage coming in, you need to deal with it. You coax it, you tend it, you love it until the day of harvest, and then, once it is in the bag, as they say, you can relax and give the glory to God.

Work on your marriage. There is no such thing as a perfect marriage, I have never met one yet. Work on your marriage! Study hard to get that qualification, it does not come easy. If it did, everybody else would be doing it. Be patient, not only with your animals but with your loved ones. You see me riding a horse and you think that is easy. No, its not easy, it has taken years and years and years of patience and training to get that horse to do what I want him to do.

Now, let’s spend time with Jesus and He will give us the grace to finish the job.

God bless you and have a lovely day,
Goodbye.