Date: Saturday, 5th April, 2025
Text: James 1:2-4
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
There are situations we go through that look as though we are going to crash. At times the going gets tough and may seem unbearable. A lot of believers in Christ have suffered pain, losses, delay, hardships, betrayals, disappointments, failures and even sorrow. We may be wondering why God allows us to go through these situations.
We know that his thoughts towards us are for good and not evil. Therefore, he must have a good reason for allowing us to pass through tough times.
One unique thing about soldiers’ training is that they are made to go through very rough and often dangerous terrains in order to toughen them and to prepare them for real life battle and wars. And we are also soldiers of Christ. We are commanded therefore to “Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”2 Timothy 2:3
Today’s text says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4
From the above scripture we see perseverance, maturity and completeness as the benefits of going through tough times.
The good news is that the God we serve is the father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from him.
No matter what we go through we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose-Romans 8:28.
Prayer Nugget: Father, I receive the grace to persevere in trials and to be toughened by them in Jesus name.
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