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Expect Resistance

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.
— 1 Peter 4:12

I once read a true story about a man who for years had known God was calling him into the ministry but was reluctant to obey because he had a very secure job. Finally, he decided to trust God and go into full-time ministry, but before he announced his decision, the company offered him a big promotion. Why? The enemy was trying to stop him from advancing in God’s plan.

Beloved one, when we’re following God, we will face resistance. The battle we’re in is not primarily against flesh and blood; it’s supernatural. If we do not grasp this, the enemy will thwart us in our pursuit of God. We must anticipate spiritual opposition so we won’t be caught off guard when it comes.

When you trust God to surrender to Him in a deeper way and are advancing in His call on your life, expect to be opposed. Don’t be astonished or dismayed when you come under enemy fire. Consider Messiah Jesus. Immediately after He was baptized in the Jordan River and anointed by the Holy Spirit, the devil entered the picture and tried to take Him off course.

You and I will be resisted by the powers of darkness, so let’s remember what Messiah said: “Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

 

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REDEEMING SOULS TV​

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. The Fear of God is only true if it cleans your life. Whenever you are still sinning, it’s because you lack the fear of God. Women with the idols of wigs, trousers makeup, garments that expose their bodies, jewelry and all sorts of adornment cannot have the fear of God even though they desired it because they carry abominations that limit them from accessing the fear of God. Clean your life and you will see the fear of God. Without the fear of God, a man cannot be Holy.

 

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I was given a thorn in my flesh.​

2 Corinthians 12:7

Born Mary Flannery O’Connor, she’s best known as Flannery O’Connor, one of the American South’s most celebrated writers. Her stories brim with suffering and grace. When her beloved father died of lupus when she was fifteen, a devastated O’Connor threw herself into writing her first novel. Soon she herself was diagnosed with lupus, an incurable disease that took her life at thirty-nine. O’Connor’s writing reflects her physical and mental anguish. Novelist Alice McDermott said, “It was the illness I think that made her the writer that she is.”

We don’t know what the apostle Paul’s “thorn” was (2 Corinthians 12:7), though many have offered conjecture. We do know that Paul said, “Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me” (v. 8). We also know God didn’t do so (v. 9). This humbled Paul. He notes how it kept him “from becoming conceited” (v. 7). Paul’s thorn formed him and made him the apostle that he was. But the thorn wasn’t all, for with the thorn came God’s sufficient grace and perfecting power, so the tormented apostle could declare, “When I am weak, then I am strong” (v. 10).

The thorns in our lives, whatever they may be, form us. They make us who we are. But the thorns aren’t all there is. As Paul and Flannery O’Connor and countless others have witnessed over the long arc of human history, God’s grace is sufficient for us.

By: John Blase

Source：Our Daily Bread Ministries
https://odb.sg/devo/dailybread/2025-11-29-gods-sufficient-grace/?ref=homepage-banner

 

[articland05]

religion thread?
I'm outta here

 

[pinkpanther123]

alhamduliYeshua!

 

[psyger-zero]

alhamduliYeshua!

@MoeLanYong

 

[OtterJoyful]

1 Peter 2:18

Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

That is why all Christians in Singapore proclaim PAP wan sui! Confidence for the future!

 

[enimen]

religion thread?
I'm outta here

Maybe it's a haolian thread.
To show off he can create this icon -
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[pinkpanther123]

Who did Stephen pray to in the Bible?
Yes, Alhamduliyeshua!

In Acts 7:59-60, Stephen prays while being stoned to death, asking, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit". He then "knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, 'Lord, do not hold this sin against them'" before he died. His prayer shows compassion and forgiveness, mirroring Jesus' prayer on the cross for his crucifiers.

 

[kreja]

Wall of text. Never read your story. Feels boring.

 

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in before rock bend

 

[KakiMeow]

in before rock bend

why rock bend sia

can have other threads of same nature why not Daily Bread

 

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