Encouragement

ENCOURAGEMENT

Individual sorrow and tribulation may not be fully understood by onlookers. Job’s friends totally missed the point to his suffering. They could not know. They designed their own interpretation and blasphemed against Job; no help at all. In days of crisis as we are experiencing with COVID-19 and as witnessed in the 9-11 Twin Towers attack and many other catastrophic happenings, some suffer more than others. There is an increased atmosphere of the stronger uplifting of the weaker. And, the weakest becoming national figures and receive national attention. The individual caught on cameras, suffering, may be tough and boasting. But, in bed at night the horrors of death cascades before eyes that will not close to sleep. They know not the promises of God or have weak belief in those promises. Jesus said to be strong of heart and fear not the things of this world. The devil would have you not do so.

James 4: 7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (1 Peter 5): 6 “Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (2 Chronicles 7:14) “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (Galatians 4:28) “Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.” (Ephesians 1:13) “In whom ye also trusted (Jesus Christ), after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,”2 Corinthians 7:1 “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (Hebrews 6:13) “For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, (Hebrews 6:12) “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” (Hebrews 6:17) “Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”

James 1:12 “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” Hebrews 10:36 “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”

Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”

2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

Christian’s who know God’s promises, go spread the word of encouragement in these trying times. Let them know what Jesus promised all of us.

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Know God. Know peace. 04-27-2020 BLL