Daily Devotional. Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: BUT OUT OF THEM ALL THE LORD DELIVERED ME. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:11-12. The Lord delivered Paul out of all his afflictions. Paul was called by Christ to suffer certain trials and troubles, and he did. He came Victoriously through each and every trial Christ had for him to go through. Paul is an example of what a Christian’s Life CAN be like. Not everyone will suffer as Paul did. The Lord knows just how far each and every one of us can go in suffering. He won’t put us through more than we can handle. If you are able to go through 2 trials, and the Lord calls you Home, good. If you go through 22 trials, then the Lord calls you Home, again, good for you. The Lord knows all, and He WILL be Gracious and Merciful to each one of His sheep. Here’s the point. No matter what your life looks like, you are resting in the Hands of the Most Merciful God you will ever deal with. He will use you to further His Gospel Message in the best way for His Glory, and your Growth. Your Life will be a Living Testimony to the world around you. When they see you, they will be seeing Christ. Don’t worry about the future and how hard, or how easy, it may be, just keep your eyes on Christ, all the time, and shortly you’ll be with him in the Heavenly’s. That’s where Christ will explain to you the effect and testimony your life had on others for His Glory. At that point, you’ll ask why you didn’t do more for Him, and you’ll see how your whole life was in His Hands. “Oh, if only I had Believed for more of Christ in my life”. Now is the time to Believe for more of Christ in your life, that now, you may, Be Blessed.
