A Worthwhile Wait | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | December 13, 2021
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🗓️ 13 December 2021
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. |
| 0:09.2 | Today's reading titled A Worthwhile Weight was written by Leslie Co. |
| 0:14.8 | Stuck in a stressful job with long hours and an unreasonable boss, James wished he could quit, but he had a mortgage, |
| 0:23.6 | a wife, and a young child to take care of. |
| 0:26.4 | He was tempted to resign anyway, but his wife reminded him, let's hang on and see what |
| 0:32.0 | God will give us. |
| 0:33.9 | Many months later, their prayers were answered. |
| 0:37.0 | James found a new job that he enjoyed and gave him |
| 0:39.9 | more time with the family. Those months were long, he told me, but I'm glad I waited for God's |
| 0:46.5 | plan to unfold in his time. Waiting for God's help in the midst of trouble is hard. |
| 0:57.2 | It can be tempting to try to find our own solution first. |
| 0:59.8 | The Israelites did just that. |
| 1:04.5 | Under threat from their enemies, they sought help from Egypt instead of turning to God. |
| 1:10.7 | But God told them in Isaiah chapter 30 that if they would repent and put their trust in him, they would find strength |
| 1:12.4 | and salvation. In fact, he added, the Lord longs to be gracious to you. Waiting for God takes faith |
| 1:20.6 | and patience, but when we see his answer at the end of it all, we'll realize it was worth it. |
| 1:29.6 | Blessed are all who wait for him. |
| 1:35.3 | And what's even more amazing, God is waiting for us to come to him. |
| 1:47.1 | Today's Our Daily Bread Devotional Scripture reading is from Isaiah chapter 30 verses 15 through 19. |
| 1:51.9 | This is what the sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says. |
| 1:54.8 | In repentance and rest is your salvation. |
| 1:57.8 | In quietness and trust is your strength. |
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