While God holds out many promises to us in our afflictions, we must first note that He also promises to keep us from afflictions and dangers. And it is to these latter promises that we look first, trusting God that if it is in keeping with His glory and our eternal good, we will indeed be protected from trials and afflictions which He knows would otherwise undo us. Continue reading “Living by God’s promises in affliction, Part 3”
Living by God’s promises in affliction
If there’s anything in life which everyone would like to avoid, it’s suffering. Suffering is inevitably painful, disappointing, uncomfortable, humbling, and frustrating. But if there is anything which everyone knows about suffering, it is that ‘it’s not going anywhere.’ Continue reading “Living by God’s promises in affliction”
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Do you complain?
Why do we always complain when things don’t go the way we want them to or think they should? Is it because we infallibly know that something is wrong and God should fix it, or is it because we simply don’t believe that the way things fell out is the way they’re supposed to be, or is it because we simply don’t like the way things are? Continue reading “Do you complain?”
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The Duties of Parents and Children, Col 3.20-21
This is an excerpt from the close of my sermon yesterday on Col 3.20-21. Paul says parents are not to provoke their children and children are to obey their parents in everything. I pray it blesses your own life and the life of your family. Continue reading “The Duties of Parents and Children, Col 3.20-21”
