Friday, March 21, 2014

Not Unscathed

Paul's trial was extremely difficult.  His enemies wanted to take his life, and many of his friends forsook him out of fear (2 Timothy 4:14-16). He writes "But The Lord strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me..."  "And The Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom.  To Him be glory forever.  Amen!" (2 Timothy 4:17-18).

Seek God's strength. You cannot come out of this kind of trial unscathed unless God does a work inside of you.  If you call on him, he will answer you (Romans 10:11-13, Psalm 91).