DAILY TEXT, From today Thursday August 10, All the children of God launched shouts of praise (Job 38:7).

DAILY TEXT, Today's  Thursday August 10, 2023,  All the children of God launched shouts of praise (Job 38:7).

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Thursday August 10

All the sons of God raised shouts of praise (Job 38:7).

Whenever he does something, Jehovah is patient and takes his time. And he does it as much for the glory of his name as for the good of others. Let's look, for example, at the steps he followed when he prepared the Earth for human beings. The Bible says that he “fixed the dimensions of it”, fitted “its foundations” and “laid the cornerstone of it” (Job 38:5, 6). He even took time to reflect on his work (Gen. 1:10, 12). Can we imagine how the angels felt when they saw that Jehovah was creating everything? They must have been very excited, because at one point they even "sang shouts of praise." What do we learn? That it took Jehovah thousands of years to create the earth, the stars and living things, and, when he stopped to look at all that he had created, he said that "everything was very good" (Gen. 1:31). . w21.08 9 pars. 6, 7.

SITUATIONS IN WHICH WE SHOULD WAIT FOR JEHOVAH TO ACT

In what situation do we have to wait for Jehovah to act?

When it seems to us that Jehovah does not answer our prayers immediately. If we ask him to give us strength to face a problem or to help us overcome a weakness, we may feel that he is taking longer to answer us than we expected. Why doesn't Jehovah answer all our prayers instantly?

Why should we be patient when we pray?

Jehovah pays close attention to our prayers (Ps. 65:2). He considers them a test of the faith we have (Heb. 11: 6). In addition, he is very interested in seeing if we are truly determined to live in harmony with what we ask of him and to do his will (1 John 3:22). So if we are trying to overcome a bad habit or weakness, we may have to be patient and act on our prayers. Jesus implied that God might not answer some of our prayers right away by saying: “Keep asking and it will be given to you, keep seeking and you will find, keep knocking on the door and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks finds, and to everyone who knocks the door will be opened” (Matt. 7:7, 8). If we follow this advice and persevere in prayer,

How does Hebrews 4:16 help us when the answer to a prayer seems slow in coming?

It may seem like the answer to a prayer is slow in coming, but Jehovah promises that he will answer us “just in time” (read Hebrews 4:16). So we should never think that Jehovah is making a mistake if he does not answer us when it seems to us that he should. For example, many have been asking him for years to let them see how his Kingdom put an end to this system. Jesus even said to ask for the Kingdom of God to come (Matt. 6:10). But how foolish it would be for us to lose faith in God because the end did not come when we expected it (Hab. 2:3; Matt. 24:44). The wise thing is to keep waiting for Jehovah to act and praying with faith. The end will come just in time because Jehovah has already set “the day and the hour.” And it will be the best time for everyone (Matt. 24:36; 2 Pet. 3:15).

What lesson in patience does the example of Joseph teach us?

When can it be especially difficult to be patient? When we suffer injustices. Today, people mistreat those who are different because of their gender, race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, or because of a physical or mental disability. Many servants of God have been wronged for their Bible-based beliefs. If we are in one of those cases, let us remember these words of Jesus: "He who endures to the end will be saved" (Matt. 24:13). But what if we find out that someone in the congregation has committed a serious sin? If the elders already know, will we be patient and trust that they will deal with the matter following Jehovah's guidance? What will they do?

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