I just ate some of the best, sweetest, juiciest cantaloupe melon.

Sooooo good.  (In taste…. and for you!)

And you know what the key was, what yielded such a sweet, succulent result?  After buying a few last week, I set them out on the ledge just inside my window for the past several days so they could finish ripening all the way.  And, wa-la:  Best. Cantaloupe. Ever.  (If I were corny I’d say something like, “Weddings are important because you cantaloupe.”  But I’m not, so I won’t. 🙂 )

All kidding aside, it’s an excellent illustration of a crucial principle and truth…

It pays to be patient.  Patience pays.  (Patients  pay but patience  pays. 🙂 )

If something’s worth seeking, if something’s worth having, if something’s worthwhile it’s worth waiting for.

That’s true in life (marrying the right/best person for you, putting in the time to demonstrate that you’re worthy of a promotion at your job, etc.) and triply  true in the Christian life:  GOD IS WORKING ON AND IN YOU…

• “… it is God who is at work in you…” (Philippians 2:13)

… and He’s IN NO RUSH…

• “… with the Lord one day is as a thousand years [!], and a thousand years as one day.” (2 Peter 3:8)
• “The Lord… is patient toward you” (2 Peter 3:9, i.e., God is patient toward us so how much more should we be patient toward Him?)

… so NEITHER SHOULD WE BE.  Because virtually anything good TAKES TIME.

• “… the farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.  YOU TOO be PATIENT…” (James 5:7-8)

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