Thoughts for another day

Oct. 26, 2007

Today's verse: 1 Cor 10:13. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

There are some people in the church, rather many, whose sole objective in life is to grumble about their sufferings. You may feel that I am criticizing but no, that’s not what I am doing rather, pointing out what ‘Christians’ these days do, apart from of course many other things we are witness to. The grumbling, usually is about how much they’re suffering; how they’re so good; how God is sitting up there with a blindfold and sending them suffering after suffering despite (of course) them being so good!

About them being good, etc. I will not comment, but as to their suffering, yes I could talk on it as scripture dwells much on it. Besides, our Lord Jesus suffered so much. He hung on the wood with His torn and lacerated body, twitching with so much pain and the pierced hands and legs yelled with the pull of the body on the nerves that had moved to accommodate the nails.

I pray my friend you look closely at our verse today. Listen carefully what the Lord is saying. Take every trial as an opportunity to witness; a reason to praise Him even more. God is a fair God. He may put you through a trial that you may come out the stronger and be called a faithful servant. Look, suffering is but a way in which He can work powerfully in your life: an opportunity to do His greatest work, so that you may be His greatest witness. Cancer can be so dreadful when you go through it, yet when you stand up and testify of His goodness in taking it away, how much He is glorified as against Him making you well of a common cold, though even that too is powerful. And believe me, if He has given you a trial, like Paul says above, He will give you the strength to bear it. Just trust Him.