[Manna - August 15]
Now we exhort you, brethren,...be patient toward all. 1 Thessalonians 5:14
THIS seems to imply that the better balanced
amongst the Lord's people should look with sympathy
upon and exercise patient forbearance not only toward
the weak and those who lack courage, but toward all;
including those who have too much courage and self-push....Growth in knowledge helps us to grow
in this grace of patience, for as we appreciate more
and more the heavenly Father's patience with us it
helps us to apply the same principle toward others.
...The thought that our heavenly Father has favored
and called any one should make us extremely
careful how we would co-operate with the Lord in
respect to the call, and be as helpful as possible to
all those who are seeking to walk with us in the footsteps
of our Lord in the narrow way. Z.'03-24 R3136:3