One of the things I
love about studying God's Word is how over time you notice different verses and
how they relate to each other.
As many of you know,
one of my very favorite verses is Romans 5:3-5.
Romans 5:3-5(NKJV)
3And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that
tribulation produces perseverance;
4and perseverance, character; and
character, hope.
5Now hope does not disappoint, because the
love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given
to us.
"Glory in our
tribulation". I think a lot of
people miss that part. Attitude seems to
be really important to God. How we
handle adversity especially. I think one
of the reason that it is so important is that it is an outward demonstration of
our faith.
What was interesting
with the verse I found today is that it gives us another clue as to why it is
important.
Acts 14:21-23(NKJV)
21And when they had preached the gospel to
that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and
Antioch,
22strengthening the souls of the disciples,
exhorting them to continue in the
faith, and saying, “We must through many
tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
23So when they had appointed elders in
every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom
they had believed.
What this indicates
to me is that we are all going to have to go through some tribulations on our
way to God's kingdom. He wants us to
handle it with a smile on our faces because lets face it, who wants a bunch of
sourpusses in Heaven? :)
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