Proverbs 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 617] Before the time appointed by the prophet had fully expired, he became impatient at the delay and allowed himself to be discouraged by the trying circumstances that surrounded him. Instead of faithfully seeking to prepare the people for the service that Samuel was coming to perform, he indulged in unbelief and foreboding. With growing impatience he awaited the arrival of Samuel and attributed the confusion and distress and desertion of his army to the absence of the prophet.
The appointed time came, but the man of God did not immediately appear. God’s providence had detained His servant. But Saul’s restless, impulsive spirit would no longer be restrained. Feeling that something must be done to calm the fears of the people, he determined to summon an assembly for religious service, and by sacrifice entreat the divine aid. From studying numerous accounts on impatience in sacred history, it seems as if very serious blunders are often right around the corner from frustrations that come about when God’s timing and ours differ.
This leads us into the Bible study, because the study of Christ’s first temptation in the wilderness, which was on the issue of food, will have a direct bearing on all those who will be passing through the time of trouble. This is the temptation on which Adam and Eve fell, and it is the one over which we will have to gain the victory in our Christian experience. As Christians, we might manifest patience in other areas that may not matter to us as much.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!