And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight. When he had torn Israel from the house of David, they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. And Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD and made them commit great sin. The people of Israel walked in all the sins that Jeroboam did. They did not depart from them, until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.

If you do not know that we serve a patient God, go back and reread Genesis 15:1 through Malachi 4:6, and Matthew 1:1 through Revelation 22:20. Keep reading and rereading until an appreciation and sense of the patience of the LORD, God, the Almighty begins to soak in and be revealed to you. Now, you are starting to move from dread of the LORD into the Fear of the LORD, God, the Almighty. Is there an overwhelming sense of the patience that lasts for centuries, abiding in the face of rejection after rejection? Do you begin to wonder how much longer He will withhold His hand and finally declare, "Enough is enough"? Are you longing to be one who will hear the loud trumpets and rise with shouts of joy to meet Him in the air?

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 145

Mid-day: 119:97-104

Evening: Psalm 70

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