Post by mommadee48 on Mar 8, 2022 14:05:12 GMT -5
OUR DAILY BREAD; READ: (ROMANS CHAPTER 5:1-11).
NOT FOR OUR COMFORT:
Dan was riding his motorcycle when a car swerved into his lane and pushed him into oncoming traffic. When he woke up two weeks later in the trauma center, he was "a mess". Worst of all, he suffered a spinal cord injury that left him a paraplegic. Dan prayed for healing, but it never came. Instead, he believes GOD has compassionately taught him that "the purpose of this life is that we become conformed to the image of CHRIST. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen when life is tough. When we're forced to rely upon GOD through prayer just to make it through the day".
The apostle Paul explained two benefits of right standing with GOD: persevering and rejoicing in suffering (Romans 5:3-4). These two benefits weren't a call to endure suffering with stoic fortitude or to find pleasure in pain. It was an invitation to unshakable confidence in GOD. Suffering plus CHRIST cultivates "perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope" (v.v. 3-4). This all flows from a faith that the Father won't abandon us but will with us through the fire and into the future.
GOD meets us in our suffering and helps us grow in HIM. Rather than viewing afflictions as HIS disfavor, may we look for ways HE's using them to sharpen and build our character as we experience HIS love "poured out into our hearts" (v.5).
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of GOD. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because GOD's love has been poured out into our hearts through the HOLY SPIRIT, who has given to us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, CHRIST died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But GOD demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, CHRIST died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD's wrath through him! For if, while we were GOD's enemies, we were reconciled to him to him through the death of his SON, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also boast in GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
NOT FOR OUR COMFORT:
Dan was riding his motorcycle when a car swerved into his lane and pushed him into oncoming traffic. When he woke up two weeks later in the trauma center, he was "a mess". Worst of all, he suffered a spinal cord injury that left him a paraplegic. Dan prayed for healing, but it never came. Instead, he believes GOD has compassionately taught him that "the purpose of this life is that we become conformed to the image of CHRIST. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen when life is tough. When we're forced to rely upon GOD through prayer just to make it through the day".
The apostle Paul explained two benefits of right standing with GOD: persevering and rejoicing in suffering (Romans 5:3-4). These two benefits weren't a call to endure suffering with stoic fortitude or to find pleasure in pain. It was an invitation to unshakable confidence in GOD. Suffering plus CHRIST cultivates "perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope" (v.v. 3-4). This all flows from a faith that the Father won't abandon us but will with us through the fire and into the future.
GOD meets us in our suffering and helps us grow in HIM. Rather than viewing afflictions as HIS disfavor, may we look for ways HE's using them to sharpen and build our character as we experience HIS love "poured out into our hearts" (v.5).
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of GOD. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because GOD's love has been poured out into our hearts through the HOLY SPIRIT, who has given to us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, CHRIST died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But GOD demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, CHRIST died for us.
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from GOD's wrath through him! For if, while we were GOD's enemies, we were reconciled to him to him through the death of his SON, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also boast in GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
