... enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin" (Hebrews 11:24-25, NLT).
Why are you suffering? What are you willing to trade in this fleeting world for eternal glory? It may be a job that has created a wedge ...
... the Assyrians and the Babylonians). At the time of this conversation though, in Malachi, Israel was free from captors but was suffering while the other nations were swimming in prosperity. Poverty was ...
... the man born blind. There are so many occurrences in life under the universe that cannot be explained despite all the advances in all fields of study. The blind man in John 9 has been suffering from birth. ...
... so, they wither the very gains that Christ secured by His cross.
Peter’s story illustrates this struggle. When he tried to dissuade Jesus from the way of suffering, he thought he was protecting his Lord, ...
... we also can walk in His steps (1 Peter 2:21) and overcome the suffering and senseless times that will meet us. It will not be uncommon to have scanty or no answers to some of these dilemmas while we follow ...
... (Joshua 5:6). Pain, suffering and disappointment may befall us.
Beloved, “be still before the LORD and wait patiently; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry their wicked schemes” ...
... where we also started.
To be suffering from leprosy in the time of Old Testament Israel was to be rejected, abandoned and quarantined. By implication, due to leprosy, one seems to have a shuttered life ...
... of their suffering and they believed that he benefited from the suffering of the people in the village. The youth of the village stormed his home one day to accuse him and possibly harm him. They got to ...
... as we are in this corruptible body, we are not immune to these daily sufferings and issues.
The confidence we have in Christ is the ability to go to God with all our worries, casting our burdens unto ...
... him during his suffering, Job’s faith and righteousness were equally questioned and tested by the evil one.
In the end, Job understood the sovereignty of God (His decisions and His plans for Job’s life). ...
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. (NIV) Proverbs 29:22.
In my opinion, to be happy is to suffer less. If we are not capable of transforming the pain within ...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths" (KJV) Proverbs 3:5-6
How often do we wonder about ...
"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." (NKJV) 2Peter 2:9 ...
... for their faith. Yet, they often find a new family in Christ, unexpected provision, and divine peace. God’s rewards are not only material; they include strength in trials, joy in suffering, and purpose ...
... Orphaned as a child and later afflicted with debilitating arthritis, she faced immense struggles. Yet, through her suffering, she wrote poems that reflected deep trust in God’s guidance and care. One of ...
... control in our lives like even God is not able to help us but nothing could be further from the truth. As we read through Psalm 22 we see that, even in the midst of his suffering, David was able to say ...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths" (KJV) Proverbs 3:5-6
How often do we wonder about ...
... and suffering for the course of Christ resolved to only one thing, the things on high. “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind ...
... they received from the previous year. Others are also analyzing the events of the past times and strategizing for the times ahead. At the same time, some are lamenting over the sufferings and the opportunities ...
... everyone, be willing to suffer that they may be brought to repentance, and be kind, gentle, and long-suffering to help them to turn; but there is and can be no forgiveness with God or man without repentance; ...
