God speaks today Friday | May 24, 2024
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
(Habakkuk 3:17)Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
(2 Timothy 3:12) God, through thick and thin
Churches and pastors must prepare their congregations for the inevitable sufferings and adversities that come with being a believer. Often, despite our best efforts, trials will persist, and we must accept that God is sovereign and knows what is best for us. Our sufferings may be because we are doing God's will, and we must trust that He is working positively in our lives. We must maintain an attitude of surrender to God's will, and nothing can separate us from His love.
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Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
(Acts 14:22)Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
(1 Peter 4:12)For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
(1 Peter 2:20)Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
(Jeremiah 14:2)Comments: