In Good Company!

In Good Company!

Tough times aren't meant to destroy us. They are meant to help us. They aren't primarily of divine judgments. They are tools in God's hands to move us forward.

Speaking at a youth church yesterday on following God's plan for our lives, it was clear that avoiding tough times in the quest to obey God's plans and purposes is absolutely impossible.

No singular person in scriptures who fulfilled God's plan did so without going through some tough times. And for all, it took them looking beyond the situation into what God has planned and promised to go beyond.

Look at Abraham, God's plan was for him to be the father of nations. But ironically, he had a wife that was barren, the very wife that was in the plan. Trying to take a short cut through another wife didn't do the trick, until his faith gained stability, and was able to look steadily beyond his dead body and the deadness of Sarah's womb and to hope against hopelessness to receive his son in a figure, giving glory to God until the arrival of the child.

What of Isaac, who had to contend over and over to get stability at Rehoboth.

What of Jacob, who had to leave home without an inheritance but only with a staff. He had to use a stone for a pillow. But in that trouble he met God in his dream and made a vow unto God.
He served as a hireling at his uncle's farm for 20years, serving for his wives and for his master's livestock. And for 10 times his wages was reviewed downwards as he served with a shrewd master.

What of Moses? Who had to run out of a place in the palace because of his people with a sence of a deliverer rejected of his own people? He must have thought being zealous for God's people God would rush to deliver him. He was wrong. God made him serve 40 years keeping his in law's sheep in the wilderness.

We shouldn't forget Joseph, who was sold of his own brothers in order to go-ahead to Egypt, and was lied against and sent to prison so that he could get up close to the King and to his destiny?

We can go on and on from one bible character to the other. How they, through hardship and trouble got into God's plan for their lives and fulfilled the purposes of God for their lives through faith.

David, though anointed and as one who delivered Israel by killing Goliath, had to roam in the wilderness for years with an army of debtors, distressed and discontented people and was there for many years having to struggle to feed before he became king....

The only thing we need do as we walk in faith, looking beyond the trouble of the present time is to maintain our spiritual stability and commitment to God in faithfulness and integrity.

Our faith must come with integrity, virtue, commitment and every good attribute that are in Christ. We must not compromise otherwise it will take a longer time.

If Joseph had slept with his master's wife, he wouldn't have gone to prison but remained in Portiphar's house as chief of staff without knowing that he had missed his original position!

The pressure is much but as good soldiers of the Lord we must endure hardness. We must through patience inherit our promise...

The night is far spent, the breaking of day is nearby. This isn't the time to give up or draw back but a time to go on to the saving of soul....

It may be tough now...but the grace of God is sufficient for us...and in our weaknesses, God's strength shall be made perfect!

Good morning, you are in good company!

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The Bible Class, TBC
Non Denominational Bible Discussion Class

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Off Mosan Pipeline Road
Shagari (Federal) Estate, Ipaja.

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