Wait, Endure, Receive

  It is of the utmost importance that children learn to wait, endure, and then receive (in the natural, as well as in the spiritual) For we must be growthed , developed, matured, and molded into the image of our earthly parents and in the image of  Jesus Christ, that we may learn to live in their world (Heb. 6:9-15).  Dear friends, even though I am talking like this, I really don't believe that what I am saying applies to you.  I am confident you are producing the (good fruit that comes along with your salvation.)  For God is not unfair, how can he forget your hard work for him, or forget the way you used to show your love for him and still do, (by helping his children) and we are anxious that you (keep right on loving others) as long as life lasts so that (you will get your full reward) then knowing what lies ahead for you, you will not become bored with being a Christian nor become spiritually dull and indifferent, but (you will be anxious to follow the example of (those who receive all that God has promised them) because of their strong faith and patience.  For instance, there was God's promise to Abraham, God took an oath in his own name, since there was no one greater to swear by, that he would bless Abraham again and again and give him a son and make him the father of a great nation of people.  Then (Abraham waited patiently and endured long) (until finally) God gave him a son Isaac, just as he had promised.  Just as human children have a problem,  waiting to grow up, mature, develop and be molded into the image of their earthly Father and Mother, so we Christians have a problem waiting to grow up mature, develop, and be molded into the image of Jesus Christ himself and enabled to sit with him on his throne Rev. 3:21.  In Psalms 106:13 Israel hastily forgot God's works (they did not earnestly wait for his plans to develop respecting them) Isaiah 40:31 says, but (those who wait for the Lord) who expect, look for and hope in him (shall change and renew their strength and power) they shall lift their wings and mount up to the sun, they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint or become tired.  Heb. 3:2 says of Jesus he, for the joy of obtaining the prize (us, we his children) that was set before him (endured the cross) despising and ignoring the shame and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.  Wait, endure long, and you will receive all that God has promised to you.  Make sure that you are spirit born, and able to scripturally prove it to yourself, your peers, and to Satan, be on a good spiritual diet, fully armed, living and walking by faith, rapture ready, and then whatsoever things that you desire when you pray name it, claim it, and (with Gods' promises as a foundation) defend it, and then call that which you have named, claimed, and scripturally defended as though it were, that it might be, for your now use, and to display for others to see and glorify God.  Then praise and thank God for your desire in advance, this process will strengthen your faith, the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen until faith, the divine power of God, produces the desired results.  To be encouraged, remember your childhood, it seemed as through you would never grow up, develop, mature, and be molded into the image of your Mother and Father, but finally, you did get your drivers license, your high school diploma, a job, a car, marriage, your own home and children.  God is allowing you to go through this same basic process and you can know that all things are working together for good to them that love the Lord (you will know that you love the Lord when you do what he says) who are the called according to his purpose Rom. 8:28.  Gods' plan for your life is that you get yourself under control, take a round trip to heaven for seven years of graduate studies, then return to earth with him to rule.  Some will rule five cities, some will rule ten cities, for a thousand years, then, what we call heaven, John in Rev. 21 called it a city with streets of gold and gates of pearls, fifteen hundred miles long, fifteen hundred miles high and fifteen hundred miles wide, its like unto a cube.  It will have no sun for God himself will be its light and from thrones, God will rule our universe through us.  I Cor . 2:9 says, eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered the hearts-minds of men the things that God has prepared for them that love him that is, for those (who do what he says).  The quality of your future life depends upon your waiting upon the Lord, for his plans to develop for you, (God has a good plan for your life) but, you must wait, be patient, and endure, then you will receive.  Moses waited on God forty years, Joseph waited upon God thirteen years, Jesus himself waited thirty years before God used him to turn water into wine, then to heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons whatever you do (don't become impatient with God) Rev. 3:10 says, because you have guarded and kept my word of patient endurance, have held fast the lesson of my patience with the expectant endurance that I give you, I also will keep, you safe from the hour of trial-testing which is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.  Those who wait for the Lord who expect, look for and hope in him shall renew their strength and power, they shall lift up their wings and mount up close to God as eagles mount up to the sun, they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint or be tired Isaiah 40:31.  Heb.12:1-2 says, therefore, then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses who have borne testimony of the truth, let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance, unnecessary weight, and that sin, which so readily, deftly, and cleverly clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence, the appointed course of the race, that is set before us.  Looking away from all that will distract us to Jesus who is the leader and the source of our faith, giving the first incentive for our belief, and is also its finisher, bringing it to maturity and perfection.  He , for the joy  of obtaining the prize that was set before him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God, Wait, endure, be patient, and then, you will receive all that God has promised you, and more.