Tag: Suffering

28
Mar

Your Suffering is Not Wasted

2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Life comes with surprises. Sometimes we walk a path of comfort and celebration. At other times, we ride a steep road of disappointment and rejection. Some days, we […]

08
Nov

Stay On Guard

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.  Have you seen a video of a lion on the prowl? It cautiously stalks its prey, waiting for the right time to pounce and kill. In today’s verse, we are reminded that […]

14
Oct

Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:17 “For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.” We all strive to avoid suffering, but the Bible reminds us that not all suffering is created equal. While some suffer as a result of making poor decisions, Peter explains that there […]

23
Sep

The Mind of Christ: Your Strongest Armour

1 Peter 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. Apostle Peter wrote this letter to early Christians facing suffering and persecution. In 1 Peter 4:1, he reminds believers that Christ suffered in the […]

01
Sep

Keep Calling Upon The Lord

Psalm 55:16-17 “As for me, I will call upon God and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.” Where do you run to, or who do you call when you are facing bad times? Do you call or message […]

17
May

Endurance in Suffering

2 Timothy 2:12-13 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. Paul was imprisoned in a Roman prison when he wrote 2 Timothy, his last letter. Who else can write about endurance but the one who endured […]

15
May

Suffering in His Will

1 Peter 4:19 Therefore, let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator. Suffering, the will of God, faithfulness—can all these three words align in a situation? Sounds strange, right? But the verse of the day reveals that they can all work together for […]

22
Jul

Rejoice in the LORD

Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases. Psalm 103: 2-3 NKJV This verse calls us to rejoice in the name of Jesus. It is only through Him that we experience the life we have, and it is by His grace […]

13
Aug

The Fundamentals of God’s Heart

Psalm 145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. There are four fundamental characteristics of the Lord mentioned here-graciousness, compassion, patience and mercy. If we meditate on this verse, we could reach the deepest recesses of God’s heart. The heart of God is where His GRACE abounds without measure; the grace, […]

21
May

Dwell not in the past

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness Isaiah 43:18-19  A Handful of us either dwell on the glories or the sorrows of the past, somehow the happenings of […]