The Journey
There hath no temptation taken you, but such as appertaineth to man: And God is faithful, which will not suffer you to be tempted above that you be able, but will even give the issue with the temptation, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Corinthians 10:13 Geneva Bible of 1599
Do you realize that God has given us one of His precious promises?
Here in this verse the word temptation in the Greek can also be used as trial.
God is watching you as you go through your trial.
He is full of mercy.
God takes us into the wilderness to help us.
God brings us into the wilderness to bring us closer to Him.
The wilderness is where we are tested and tried & proved.
In the wilderness we are pressed as though with a wine press to see what is going to come out.
God is taking these earthen vessels through a breaking, so that the treasure inside can come out.
The treasure doesn't come when all is good.
The treasure doesn't come with solitude.
The treasure doesn't come when the walls are padded.
The treasure only comes when you are pressed.
The good news here is that God has made a way that we can endure it.
He is bringing all things back to Him.
He is bringing all those that have been ordained, sanctified and chosen before the world was back to Him.
We are His peculiar treasure, the object of His eye.
Who will go to the wine press?
Who will come and follow our Lord?
Who will die out to self?
Who will take up their cross?
Who will lay their own will down and follow the Lord?
He is everything that you will ever need in this life and the one to come.
There is a price to be paid, it will not come without level of trials and testing.
God will never leave you or forsake you.
Come and find yourself wrapped in His loving arms.
The place of surrender, peace, comfort,joy.
Come and find yourself in His presence.
In God I will praise his word, In God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me." Psalm 56:4
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28
posted by Gail @ 11:38 AM
1 Comments:
At 10:32 AM,
Anonymous said…
If we are able to surrender and be obedient, there is actually a place of tremendous rest! If you let Him lead you into the wilderness, He will teach you. If you surrender, then He can lead you out of the wilderness and into the place of rest where His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Thanks for the reminder that the wilderness is not forever and that surrender brings rest.
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