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Week of September 15, 2024
The prophet Isaiah said Jesus was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53:3). And Jesus tells us that we can expect the same. He tells us that in this world we will have tribulation, but to be of good cheer because He has overcome the world. (John 16:33). When we go though hardships and troubles, we often wonder how much more we can take. We can learn a lesson from the life of Apostle Paul. The Bible says that Paul suffered a thorn in the flesh. No one knows exactly what the thorn was, but what we do know is that three times Paul pleaded for God to remove this suffering. In essence, Paul prayed, “Lord, enough already. Please deliver me.” (see 2 Corinthians 12:7-8) But God didn’t deliver Paul from His affliction. Instead, God gave Paul something greater - His grace. “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) God was telling Paul the same thing He is telling us today and that is that He has all the grace we need to see us though times of suffering. Jesus said that while we will have tribulation, we could know this that He has overcome so we can have joy instead of sorrow (John 16:33).
King David said, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19). God has all the grace you need. Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” God’s grace is bigger than any problem you will face. God said, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” (Jeremiah 32:27) There is not a situation too hard for God to turn around; no mess is beyond the grace of God. But also remember that many times, the greater testimony is how God brought you through something and not from it.
Pastor Dave
