James 5:11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. New King James Version (NKJV)
This week of Thanksgiving is a time when most of us at some point will stop, count our blessings and give thanks to God.
We've been considering enduring trials with perseverance and that God is a rewarder of those who persevere through trials. If you look back through person after person written about in the Bible, we can see that they went through many trials. Virtually none had an "easy life" from start to finish. But time after time we see them realizing that blessings have arisen out of the deepest of trials. So it is with many of us as we stop and look back.
Some of the deepest trials in our family's life have brought about, directly or indirectly, blessings that we did not foresee. These blessings reveal how compassionate and merciful God is. Even these things are not the end that God has intended. He has more for us, much more as we look towards eternity with Him.
Whether you have been delivered from illness, injury or loss, or perhaps you are experiencing them now, take encouragement from those who have gone before that encourage you to have faith, to persevere and have hope. May they, may your family and friends, encourage you that you will experience God's blessings again.
Blessings,Mike
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James 5:10-12 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 Brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord's name as an example of suffering and patience. 11 See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job's endurance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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