“Rejoice and exult in
hope;
be steadfast and
patient in suffering and tribulation;
be constant in prayer.”
Romans 12:12
(Amplified)
So often scripture
requires of you and me some very hard things.
Certainly, it makes
you wonder where the accusation that
“Christianity is for the weak” ever came from.
Of course it came
from the accuser of the brethren, the devil.
It is perpetuated by
those who have never walked as a believer.
All of today’s
culture speaks the polar opposite of what we read today.
We are not told to be
steadfast and patient at all.
Let alone in
suffering and tribulation.
We are told to create
our own destiny,
to find the path of
least resistance and certainly not to rely on a ‘higher power’ in prayer.
Yet the Word of
Truth, which will last for eternity (which is a lot longer than its’ naysayers)
offers us a prescription for life.
As a matter of fact
the first few words of todays’ verse “rejoice and exult in hope” become a sort
of fortifying element to us so that we are better able to be steadfast when
(not if) suffering and tribulation come to ‘visit’.
It is by no means a
visit we welcome yet we can be ready.
Do you fortify
yourself by rejoicing and exulting in hope?
Do you rely on the
promises of Gods’ Word?
Do you remind
yourself of what He has brought you through?
Do you rehearse in
your mind the victories He has given you?
It is easy to
contemplate the negatives we encounter.
Far, far too easy!
But that does not
fortify our lives.
Hope does.
Let me offer you some
‘hope
to harp on’:
Psalm 25:3
Proverbs 23:18
Isaiah 40:31
Lamentations 3:25
Romans 5:2
Romans 15:13
Galatians 5:5
…go ahead, I dare
you!
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