Trials and testing develops our patience. It also gives us
experience, and through this wisdom. If God didn’t love us, as He does love us,
I don’t believe He would bother perfecting us through trials and testing. We
are His children. We have covenanted with Him to turn our back on the world and
live for Him. He has washed away our sins when we were baptized in His name
Jesus. And He has filled us with the most precious gift on earth, His Holy
Ghost. Yes, Jesus loves us!
Through our faith in the power of Jesus blood to take away
our sins, faith in the power of His name that applies His blood to our life by
baptism, and faith in the resurrecting power of His Spirit that gives us new
life, we are brought into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand.
We have great joy, looking forward to the hope of His glory! (Romans 5:2 NLT)
"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also:
knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and
experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." - Romans
5:3-5 KJV
["We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and
trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops
strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of
salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how
dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts
with his love." - Romans 5:3-5 NLT]
"Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and
from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: to whom God would
make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles;
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: whom we preach, warning every man,
and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in
Christ Jesus:" - Colossians 1:26-28 KJV
And this is the mystery – when we have received the gift of
His Holy Ghost, Christ lives in us. This gives us assurance of sharing His
glory. And by the preaching of His word, along with tests and trials, we can be
presented perfected in Christ.
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