Verse of the Day 3/20

Verse of the Day 3/20 

 

1 Peter 5:10 (AMP) And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace [Who imparts all blessing and favor], Who has called you to His [own] eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will Himself complete and make you what you ought to be, establish and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you.

 

I shared recently that I've been experiencing some back pain and spasms.  It's a chronic thing that flares up from time to time, the result of an old injury.  I have some friends that are currently suffering from more severe back and neck pain.

I feel for them and pray for their healing and comfort.

 

I read the following this morning on Ray Ortlund's blog, "And after you have suffered a little while.  Your suffering is real.  "A little while" does not trivialize it.  But suffering is not the rest of your story.  It will end, and soon – as measured by the real grandeur of your life, as grand as "eternal glory in Christ."

 

the God of all grace.  He has remedies, comforts and powers for every need, every occasion, every moment.  "All grace" cannot be exhausted and need not be deserved."

 

We don't know how long chronic ailments and injuries will continue to affect us, but compared to an eternity free of those hurts they won't amount to much.  But in the meantime, Jesus does offer healing from nagging physical and spiritual ailments, along with the power to establish, ground you, strengthen, and settle you as you face these trials.  Oh for grace to love him more.

 

Read the passage below and heed Peter's instructions to cast your cares and anxieties, (those things that pull at you and try to drag you down), on Him because He does care for you.

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace  NIV

1 Peter 5:6-11 English Standard Version (ESV)

⁶  Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, ⁷  casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. ⁸  Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ⁹  Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. ¹⁰ And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. ¹¹  To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.