Today's Verse:
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 NIV
Thoughts on Today's verse...
I don't know about you, but it is hard for me to appreciate our need to go through trials. In fact, trials in life are just plain hard to tolerate! This is especially true when we are in the middle of them. But as believers in Jesus, we have some key spiritual reasons to persevere under trials. One of the very best reasons to hand in there when things are tough spiritually is God's promise to give us the crown of life that can't be taken away from us.
My Prayer...
Gracious God, thank you for promising the victor's crown of life to me. Empower me to persevere through the power of your holy spirit. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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I came across this analogy and love, love, love it..I pray it will have as much meaning to you as it does me! God is good all of the time, and in his perfect time all things good will come!
"Trial by Fire"
F.B. Meyer explained it this way: "A bar of iron worth $2.50, when wrought into horseshoes is worth $5. If made into needles it is worth $175. If into penknife blades it is worth $1625. If made into springs for watches it is worth 125,000. What a "trial by fire" the bar must undergo to be worth this. But the more it is manipulated, and the more it is hammered and passed through the heat, beaten, pounded, and polished, the greater its value."
Christian's, are you wondering about the trials through which you are passing? With impatient heart are you saying, " How long, Oh Lord?" The heat of the flame and the blows of the hammer are necessary if you are to be more than a unpolished, rough bar of iron. God's all-wise plan, though it calls for the fire, produces the powerful watch spring of maturity. His very best for your life has behind it His perfect timing. P.R.V.
Our daily bread, February 23
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