Wednesday, May 14 You need endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the fulfillment of the promise.​—Heb. 10:36.

[Áine]

Wednesday, May 14

You need endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the fulfillment of the promise.—Heb. 10:36.

 

Some of Jehovah’s servants have been waiting for the end of this system of things for a long time. From a human standpoint, the fulfillment of God’s promise might seem to be delaying. Jehovah addressed that concern when he assured the prophet Habakkuk: “The vision is yet for its appointed time, and it is rushing toward its end, and it will not lie. Even if it should delay, keep in expectation of it! For it will without fail come true. It will not be late!” (Hab. 2:3) Did God provide that assurance for the benefit of Habakkuk only? Or do His words have meaning for us today? Under inspiration, the apostle Paul applied those words to Christians, who are in expectation of the new world. (Heb. 10:37) Yes, we can be sure that even if our promised deliverance seems to delay, “it will without fail come true. It will not be late!” w23.04 30 ¶16

[Andrey]

I turned my attention to the words of the prophet Habakkuk: “it is rushing.”—Habakkuk 2:3 There are words that help us expand the meaning of the word, “rushing” a bit, it's, “urgently, quickly, immediately.”

 

In today's situation, I imagined a passenger train, which is gaining speed to arrive on time, at the appointed point. Such a train is hard to stop. Some passengers may think, looking at their watches, that the train is slow and late. But, the driver steers the train with confidence, and conductors in the cars assure passengers that the train will arrive on time according to the schedule. They may even offer something to read or spend time chatting with one of the passengers to help pass the time during the trip. When the train, arrives at its destination on time, the passengers are reassured and happy.

 

13 Read Habakkuk 2:3. Jehovah surely was pleased with Habakkuk’s decision to wait. The Almighty was fully aware of Habakkuk’s dire circumstances. Therefore, God provided consolation by lovingly and gently assuring the prophet that he would receive answers to his sincere questions. Relief for all his worries would come before too long. God, in effect, told Habakkuk: “Be patient, trust in me. My answer will come despite the apparent delay!” Jehovah reminded him that He had an appointed time for fulfilling His promises. He counseled Habakkuk to wait for the accomplishment of His purposes. Ultimately, the prophet would not be disappointed.
 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/w18/2018/1101

 

14 Patiently waiting on Jehovah and paying close attention to what he tells us will give us confidence and will help us to acquire a calm heart despite adversities and hardships. Jesus confirmed that we can trust in Jehovah as the Great Timekeeper, not focusing on “times or seasons” that God has not yet revealed. (Acts 1:7) Therefore, may we not give up but wait in humility, faith, and patience, making good use of the time we have to serve Jehovah to the best of our abilities.—Mark 13:35-37; Gal. 6:9. 
 

w18 November p. 13, 14 Trust in Jehovah and Live!

https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2018641&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=23,24

[JanBar]

Thank you.

This is just what I needed. II'm going to dig deeper into the book of Habakkuk .