I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
John says to the reader[1] that he is our brother and that he is our companion on three levels:
- In tribulation
- In the kingdom
- In the patience of Jesus Christ
I am thinking about the third of those three. Jesus is both Lord and King even today. He was also in John’s day. He can turn the king’s heart. He can conquer and consume any evil we face in this world. He could, if so willed, return at any moment to take us to heaven. There is nothing too hard for God. And yet, we face the tribulations of life. We endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. Our faith places us in predicaments of every sort and trials of every nature. What a pleasure it would be to have an end to these troubles. What joy when we find ourselves finally enjoying His kingdom.
And why not now? I pray every day, “Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus.” “Why not today?”
It’s because of the patience of Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:9 (KJV)
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
[1] Who, as much as any book of the Bible, is you and me because the Revelation is written to the future.
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