FACING TRIALS OF FAITH? – Monday November 14th2016
Memorise: These things I have spoken unto you,
that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be
of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Read: Hebrews 11:36-40 (KJV)
36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were
tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and
goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in
deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And these all, having obtained a good report through
faith, received not the promise:
40 God having provided some better thing for us, that
they without us should not be made perfect.
Bible in one year: Genesis 24, Psalms 103:11-22
MESSAGE
There are several challenges that will confront
us as we progress in the journey of faith, but none of them will dominate us.
As a child of God, when you pass through the fire, the mighty man in battle has
promised that it will not burn you. At one point or the other, your faith will
be tried; your love for God will be tested. There will be persecutions of all
kinds. Because of your belief in Christ, people will say all kinds of things
against you. There will be false accusations despite your level of commitment
to your assignment. No matter how good your intentions may be, sometimes, they
may be spoken of in an evil way. Many times these tribulations, trials and persecutions
will come from quarters you least expect. You should be bothered because the
same people who hailed the triumphant entry of Jesus were the same people, who
said to Pilate, crucify him. Have you been persecuted because of your faith and
your holy living? I congratulate you, because you are fulfilling your part of
the Christian calling. You have to know that the hostility of the world against
believers in Christ Jesus is a transferred hostility. We are not the first set
of people to be hated; the world hates us because they hated Jesus Christ.
Despite the innocence of the young shepherd boy, king Saul attempted to kill
him several times. You need to know that even in the household of faith, there
are king Sauls. They are ready to kill you, not because you have committed any
crime, but because they are uncomfortable with your standard of righteous
living. Open Heavens Monday 14 November 2016:- Facing trials of faith?On
several occasions, Jesus Christ, before his final persecution on earth, was
persecuted by the people listening to Him in the synagogue. They did not like
the way He was preaching with so much authority. And they always rose up
against His good acts. What should you do in times of trials, tribulations and
persecutions? You must rejoice in the Lord.
When Paul was going through persecution, rather
than murmur and complain, he fellowshipped. No wonder he could say:
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril,
or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that
loved us.”
Romans 8:35, 37
He said this despite the fact that he was beaten
with rods, he was stoned, he suffered as shipwreck, and he was kept in the deep
prisons. He suffered in the hands of robbers as well as in the hands of his
countrymen. False brethren also surrounded him. There were times when
situations and circumstances of weariness, hunger, nakedness and the cares of
his missionary obligation threatened to discourage him, yet he finished well.
You will finish well in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, give me victory over every trial I come
across.
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