Strategy of Satan
Part II; May 26, 2024
“Destroyer”
What Kind of Suffering am I experiencing?
Godly
Satanic
Human
We All Suffer, But Our Faith Determines Our Response
James 1:2-4, Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (ESV)
Matthew 5:16, In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (ESV)
Warren Wiersbe: God wants to use your body as a vehicle for revealing him to a lost world. Unconverted people are not likely to read the Bible to learn about God, nor books of Christian theology; but they will read our lives
In Order to Choose Patience, We Must Focus on His Promise
Warren Wiersbe: We do not live on explanations; we live on promises. God did not explain to Abraham everything that he was doing, but he did give Abraham all the promises he needed to keep going.
Hebrew 6:11-12, we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (ESV)
Hebrews 11:13,16; These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.(ESV)
Grace Reminds Us that the End will Justify the Means
Hebrews 12:11, At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off big-time, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. (MSG)
Warren Wiersbe: God may not change the circumstances, but he will change you so that the circumstances will work for you and not against you.
