Missionary Renegade: Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from The Global Church of the Nazarene of Lenexa, United States for Friday, 24 April 2015 - "God Brings Victory" Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Friday, April 24, 2015

Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from The Global Church of the Nazarene of Lenexa, United States for Friday, 24 April 2015 - "God Brings Victory" Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Reflecting God - Embrace Holy Living from The Global Church of the Nazarene of Lenexa, United States for Friday, 24 April 2015 - "God Brings Victory" Scripture: Romans 8:28 Furthermore, we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called in accordance with his purpose; 29 because those whom he knew in advance, he also determined in advance would be conformed to the pattern of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers; 30 and those whom he thus determined in advance, he also called; and those whom he called, he also caused to be considered righteous; and those whom he caused to be considered righteous he also glorified!

31 What, then, are we to say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare even his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all — is it possible that, having given us his Son, he would not give us everything else too? 33 So who will bring a charge against God’s chosen people? Certainly not God — he is the one who causes them to be considered righteous! 34 Who punishes them? Certainly not the Messiah Yeshua, who died and — more than that — has been raised, is at the right hand of God and is actually pleading on our behalf! 35 Who will separate us from the love of the Messiah? Trouble? Hardship? Persecution? Hunger? Poverty? Danger? War? 36 As the Tanakh puts it,

“For your sake we are being put to death all day long,

we are considered sheep to be slaughtered.”[a]

37 No, in all these things we are superconquerors, through the one who has loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming, 39 neither powers above nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.[Footnotes:

Romans 8:36 Psalm 44:23(22)]

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"God Brings Victory" by Author: Mary Egidio
Charles Spurgeon, the famous British preacher and Bible commentator from the late 1800s said, “Trials teach us what we are; they dig up soil and let us see what we are made of.”
Anyone who has done any gardening understands the importance of soil that has been dug up and loosened. Nothing can grow or even be planted in soil that is tightly packed. The roots must have room to spread and stretch and seek out important nutrients in order for the plant above ground to grow and bear its fruit.
James puts it another way, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything” (James 1:2-4).
If you are facing a trial today, don’t despair. God will use this trial to grow your roots down more deeply in Him, so you can mature and bear fruit. Look for His hand. Trust Him today.
Hymn for Today: "Joy of the Lord"

1. The joy of the Lord will be my strength

I will not falter, I will not faint

He is my Shepherd, I am not afraid