{"id":188,"date":"2026-05-04T00:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=188"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T03:21:05","slug":"gods-grace-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 4
\nTherefore the\u00a0<\/em>Lord<\/em>\u00a0will wait, that He may be\u00a0gracious to you;<\/em>
\nAnd therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
\nFor the\u00a0Lord\u00a0is\u00a0a God of justice;
\nBlessed\u00a0are\u00a0all those who\u00a0wait for Him.\u00a0 <\/em>Isaiah 30:18<\/p>\n

Message:<\/u><\/p>\n

For most of us waiting is not something we like to do.\u00a0 Waiting in line, waiting at a stop light, waiting on hold on a phone call, waiting for our computer to load, all these and more can cause anxiety, frustration and impatience.\u00a0 We’ve all experienced times of waiting whether for good things or bad things, and though waiting is not something we advocate doing, we can learn to accept it and not let it steal our joy or distract us from focusing on more important things.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s verse we see the Lord speaking to His rebellious people who have turned away from Him to follow the ways of Egypt and not listened to Him when He told them to return to Him.
\nHe is saying He will wait on them so that He might be gracious to them.\u00a0 He is so loving and patient that He doesn\u2019t want anyone to perish, so He will wait on them in order to help them understand His ways.\u00a0 He will be merciful to them in order that they may turn back to Him and repent of their rebellious ways.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t He such an amazing God to wait willingly?
\n“The Lord is patient and not willing that anyone should perish, but desires everyone to come to repentance.”<\/em> 2 Peter 3:9<\/p>\n

We, His people, need to take these verses to heart.\u00a0 We need to wait on the Lord’s timing instead of impatiently trying to do things our own way.\u00a0 We need to really realize how much the Lord loves us and wants to bless us and walk with us daily.\u00a0 He so desires to be a vital part of our lives that He will wait for us to realize that there is no way better to live than with Him.\u00a0 He waits for us to repent of going our own way and return to Him and He will be there to extend His mercy and graciously bless us, for as the verse says: “Blessed are all those who wait for Him.”<\/p>\n

Seek Him today. Follow Him in obedience and you will be richly blessed.<\/p>\n

\u00a92023\u00a0 \u00a0SGLY Ministry\u00a0 \u00a0www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 4 Therefore the\u00a0Lord\u00a0will wait, that He may be\u00a0gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the\u00a0Lord\u00a0is\u00a0a God of justice; Blessed\u00a0are\u00a0all those who\u00a0wait for Him.\u00a0 Isaiah 30:18 Message: For most of us waiting is not something we like to do.\u00a0 Waiting in line,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[1008,36,3,3304,150,158,167,168,169,3527,159,30,32,170,2740],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gods-grace","tag-2peter-39","tag-blessed","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-god-is-patient","tag-gods-grace","tag-gracious","tag-isaiah-3018","tag-isaiah-556","tag-lord","tag-may-2026","tag-merciful","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-the-lord-will-wait","tag-waiting"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GG-4-Isaiah-30.18.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":182,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":188,"position":0},"title":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 2","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"May 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 2 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, \"The Lord! the Lord! a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness and truth,\"\u00a0 Exodus 34:6 Message: In today\u2019s verse we see Moses experiencing God\u2019s grace as he was being called up\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "God's Grace"","block_context":{"text":"God's Grace","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/gods-grace\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"GG-2-Exodus-34.6","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GG-2-Exodus-34.6.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":219,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/gods-grace-day-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":188,"position":1},"title":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 13","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"May 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"God\u2019s Grace \u00a0 Day 13 The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.\u00a0 Psalm 103:8 NKJV Message: Our Lord is abounding in compassion, forgiveness, and patience; therefore, He is slow to get angry. 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