WE ARE TROUBLED AND GROW IN CHRIST
WE ARE IN TROUBLES! They may well worsen. God is with us. It is His plan. The classroom is the world systems, our flesh, the Devil, and the lessons we learn by the Holy Spirit who takes troubles and applies THE FAITH which Christ so richly bestows on us and He shall
overcome through us.
Why Does God Want His Saints to Experience Tribulation (Troubles)?
The answer to the question as to why God allows His saints to experience tribulation is revealed time and time again in the Bible. As Romans 5 says tribulation is a way to be made patient which teaches us to wait for the Lord.
Psalm 59: 9 "[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defense".
Psalm 33:20 "Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield". Waiting for the Lord is important because He wants us to rely completely on Him and not on ourselves.
Proverbs 3: 5 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." Doing this is our ultimate signal to God of our trust and faith in His plan for us. We will all have to carry our own cross just like Jesus did! Matthew 10:38: "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
I have listed some scriptures below that clearly tell us that as a followers of Jesus, which we all are if we believe in Him, we will suffer tribulation because of our belief in Him.
Romans 5: 3-4
"And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:"
We who are His elect find joy in troubles, knowing that trouble works patience, and patience experience; `and experience, hope.
Here we see three words associated with trouble. Joy, hope and patience. They are fruits of The Spirit. It takes trouble to work out the best in a believers life. The only way God can get the best out of our lives is by pruning us. He is the vine, and we the branches. We stay in Him and go through the trouble. He will feed us the word of life and we will not whither on the vine.
Acts 14: 22
"Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation [to] enter into the kingdom of God."
"Tribulations" brings thoughts of trouble, anxiety, fear, and doubt. However, Paul writes in Romans 5:3-5 that those who have peace with God and access to Him
. . . glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which was given to us.
This peace is not a kind of secular contentment that men can find by lowering their standards and expectations. It is both a gift from God to those reconciled to Him through Jesus Christ and a product of the Holy Spirit in us as we grow in a continuing, trustful relationship through the daily affairs of our life.
The Christian's outlook on life can be entirely different from those in the world, untroubled by the calamity they see all around them. This does not mean that the Christian's peace is a sort of magic or that he ignores the seriousness of the situation. Nor does it mean that the Christian achieves this wonderful quality instantly or that it is always constant. However, it is always available through faith because he has access to the Sovereign, Almighty God. He always has everything under control and is filled with love and wisdom that He is willing to use for our benefit.
John 16:33
" 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."
We can have peace in this life, through Jesus Christ our Lord and He alone. In the world we will have tribulation (troubles). But He overcame and we through Him will as well. And in this trouble we will find our joy: Jesus Christ the Righteous One! In Him we WILL overcome the world and ALL it's troubles.
Revelation 2:10:
"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
We are encouraged by the Lord in the midst of troubles. Persecutions, imprisonments, harsh economic circumstances, even death itself. The Devil is behind much of our suffering, but not all. For we reap what we have sown as well! The Lord has a special crown for those who suffer for His namesake.
"Blessed is the man who has endured temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which bthe Lord has promised to them that love him" (James 1:12).
Revelation 2:11:
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches". Have you heard?
BELOVED, HERE...WE ARE!
Matthew 10:38:
"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
None of us are worthy of Him! But thank God he will not throw one of us overboard! Still, we will follow Him and in so doing He will use us for His glory.
Chaim, least
WE ARE IN TROUBLES! They may well worsen. God is with us. It is His plan. The classroom is the world systems, our flesh, the Devil, and the lessons we learn by the Holy Spirit who takes troubles and applies THE FAITH which Christ so richly bestows on us and He shall
overcome through us.
Why Does God Want His Saints to Experience Tribulation (Troubles)?
The answer to the question as to why God allows His saints to experience tribulation is revealed time and time again in the Bible. As Romans 5 says tribulation is a way to be made patient which teaches us to wait for the Lord.
Psalm 59: 9 "[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God [is] my defense".
Psalm 33:20 "Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield". Waiting for the Lord is important because He wants us to rely completely on Him and not on ourselves.
Proverbs 3: 5 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." Doing this is our ultimate signal to God of our trust and faith in His plan for us. We will all have to carry our own cross just like Jesus did! Matthew 10:38: "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
I have listed some scriptures below that clearly tell us that as a followers of Jesus, which we all are if we believe in Him, we will suffer tribulation because of our belief in Him.
Romans 5: 3-4
"And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:"
We who are His elect find joy in troubles, knowing that trouble works patience, and patience experience; `and experience, hope.
Here we see three words associated with trouble. Joy, hope and patience. They are fruits of The Spirit. It takes trouble to work out the best in a believers life. The only way God can get the best out of our lives is by pruning us. He is the vine, and we the branches. We stay in Him and go through the trouble. He will feed us the word of life and we will not whither on the vine.
Acts 14: 22
"Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation [to] enter into the kingdom of God."
"Tribulations" brings thoughts of trouble, anxiety, fear, and doubt. However, Paul writes in Romans 5:3-5 that those who have peace with God and access to Him
. . . glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which was given to us.
This peace is not a kind of secular contentment that men can find by lowering their standards and expectations. It is both a gift from God to those reconciled to Him through Jesus Christ and a product of the Holy Spirit in us as we grow in a continuing, trustful relationship through the daily affairs of our life.
The Christian's outlook on life can be entirely different from those in the world, untroubled by the calamity they see all around them. This does not mean that the Christian's peace is a sort of magic or that he ignores the seriousness of the situation. Nor does it mean that the Christian achieves this wonderful quality instantly or that it is always constant. However, it is always available through faith because he has access to the Sovereign, Almighty God. He always has everything under control and is filled with love and wisdom that He is willing to use for our benefit.
John 16:33
" 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."
We can have peace in this life, through Jesus Christ our Lord and He alone. In the world we will have tribulation (troubles). But He overcame and we through Him will as well. And in this trouble we will find our joy: Jesus Christ the Righteous One! In Him we WILL overcome the world and ALL it's troubles.
Revelation 2:10:
"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
We are encouraged by the Lord in the midst of troubles. Persecutions, imprisonments, harsh economic circumstances, even death itself. The Devil is behind much of our suffering, but not all. For we reap what we have sown as well! The Lord has a special crown for those who suffer for His namesake.
"Blessed is the man who has endured temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which bthe Lord has promised to them that love him" (James 1:12).
Revelation 2:11:
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches". Have you heard?
BELOVED, HERE...WE ARE!
Matthew 10:38:
"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
None of us are worthy of Him! But thank God he will not throw one of us overboard! Still, we will follow Him and in so doing He will use us for His glory.
Chaim, least
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