Our Troubled Winds!
"If children, then heirs—heirs of God
and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed
we suffer with Him, that we may also
be glorified
together."
Romans 8: 17
Salesmen speak of the features and benefits
of the product. Sometimes new Christians
are
surprised to discover they still have troubles in
life after becoming a follower of Jesus. They
feel their “product” wasn’t
presented fairly.
Jesus told His disciples that “in the world
you will have tribulation” (John 16:33). That
was not to scare them but to prepare them.
In Christ, we are “joint heirs” with Him. As
“joint heirs,” one of the things we inherit is
to “suffer with Him” that we might also
share in His glory (Romans 8:17).
God uses everything we experience, even
our troubles, to conform us to the image of
Christ. Nothing in this world, not even our
sins,can separate us from the love of God.
Whether our troubles are from the world
or of our own making, our God is faithful.
Give Him thanks today for His faithful love.
"Shall light troubles make you
forget weighty mercies?"
John Flavel