The riches of the patience and forbearance of God! how long-
humble ourselves under your mighty hand, and say the Lord is righteous. Psalm 51:4. Leviticus 26:43. 1 Peter 5:6.
Wherefore shoulda living man complain, aman for the punishment of his sins? No, we will bear the indignation of the Lord, because we have sinned against him. Lamentations 3:39. Micah 7:9.
10. WE MUST GIVE TO GOD THE GLORY OF HIS PATIENCE AND LONG-SUFFERING TOWARDS US AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO BE RECONCILED.
The riches of the patience and forbearance of God! how longsuffering is he to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Romans 2:4. 2 Peter 3:9.
You have not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us after our iniquities; but you wait to be gracious to us. Psalm 103.10.
Sentence against our evil works has not been executed speedily; but you have given us space to repent and make our peace with you; and call even backsliding children to return to you, and have promised to heal their backslidings; And therefore, behold we come unto you, for you are The Lord our God. Ecclesiastes 8:11.
Revelation 2:21. Jeremiah 3:22, 23.
Surely the long-suffering of our Lord, is salvation; and if the Lord had been pleased to kill us, he would not as at this time have shewed us such things as these. 2 Peter 3:15. Judges 13:23.