Tuesday's slice of bread

A weekly post premised on this: Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord (Prov. 16:20)

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

I am learning

I am learning that trials are trails
Designed by a gracious Father to lead me
On the way He has for me to take,
On paths of righteousness for His name's sake,
To the green pastures and streams of clear water
Where I will be refreshed and strengthened;
That pain is meant to bring me closer to Him
And farther from the wiles of the world, the flesh, the devil;
That the phrase, "My grace is sufficient," becomes
A more precious truth each day;
That Romans 8:28 is more meaningful too:
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose";
That Romans 15:4 takes us places we might otherwise not go:
"For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope";
And this from 2 Peter 1:2-4:
"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust."
"Everything" is rather comprehensive, isn't it?

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