Worth the Wait
Jenny Wheeler
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory...
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52 (NIV)
"And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd." Ezekiel 34:23 (ESV)
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us …” Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)
“Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 (AMP)
“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus …” Hebrews 12:1b-2a (NIV)
“… [Jesus] said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’” Mark 6:31 (NIV)
“The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD, And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].” Psalm 37:23 (AMP)
“My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.” Psalm 31:10 (NIV)
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 (NIV)
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us …” Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory...
Heavenly Father, as we enter this second Sunday of Advent, kindle within us the flame of peace that only Your presence can bring. Prepare our hearts to receive Christ with stillness and trust, even...
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:9 (NIV)
“We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” Hebrews 2:1 (NIV)