Persevering Through Trials (Part 2)

Yesterday I mentioned that I was sharing some verses that I read last week while on vacation. They were put together in a powerful devotional tool, All I Need – Meditations on the Master. You can order it from Amazon by clicking on the link.

As I read these verses, I thought of several friends who have been persevering through their trials:

Keep up the good work and don’t get discouraged, for you will be rewarded. 2 Chronicles 15:7 (TLB)

Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NASB)

I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Micah 7:7

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NKJV)

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will HIMSELF restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 (SRSV)

I can think of some pretty neat people right now who are going through intense trials: Doug & Ellen, Joe, Liz, Ron & Diane! And possibly you! Let the Word of God speak to your heart today. – Bill Welte is President & CEO of America’s Keswick

Team YOU: Isaiah 31-32; Proverbs 2; Ephesians 5:1-16

Motivations: May we learn to mature all graces in us; fearing and trembling, watching and repenting, because Christ is coming, joyful, thankful, and careless of the future, because He is come.

Practice to Remember: Level 1: James 1:5-6; Level 2: James 1:9-18

Powered Up:  “ … our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered.” Oswald Chambers