Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience – James 1:2-3
What a strange command this is, to count (perceive, think) it a joyful thing when difficult and dark trials come your way. Trials, by their very nature, cause pain; why would we be […]
The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him – Habakkuk 2:20
When we cannot see evidence of God at work, or are puzzled by the unfolding of his providences, there is a tendency to draw the wrong conclusions. When evil was rampant in the land of Israel, Habakkuk assumed […]
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee – Psalm 9:9-10
What a promise! The Lord will be a refuge, a shelter, a hiding place in […]
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning – Psalm 30:5
Weeping does indeed endure. In fact, the night of weeping can sometimes appear to be endless. When sorrow comes over us in waves, when disappointments follow hard on the heels of each other, when physical pain wracks our body — the […]
We glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience, and experience, hope – Romans 5:3-4
When we are suffering physically or passing through a time of great trial, it doesn’t seem possible that any good could ever come out of it. Yet Paul says we glory in tribulations; and the reason we […]
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