As Christians, we go through a lot that requires both resilience
and perseverance. The myriad challenges dealt to us by the modern world,
coupled with the devil's natural instincts to harm us are just but some
of the tribulations that characterize our daily living. Be that as it
may, there are many encouraging words for Christians that the Bible
provides in order to help us get through. Let us now discuss some of
these encouraging words and see where we can get comfort from the
challenges that have been, and will continue to be part of our lives.
As we have already seen, the Christian's life is a suffering lot. We are bombarded with challenge after challenge. It is important to understand that the days we live in were prophesied as the last days characterized by perils and tribulations. Because God envisaged this, He teaches us through the Holy Scripture in the book of Revelation 12:11 that we will overcome only by the blood of the lamb, by the word of our testimony, and that we should not love our lives... not even unto the point of death.
Most of the times, the society may rise up against us. Indeed it is not surprising to notice that a decision taken in good faith at workplace may pit us against all our colleagues and even lead to the loss of our jobs. When these situations come on us, we should remember what The Almighty says through His word to Apostle Paul in the book of Romans 8:31, 'we are more than conquerors for if God is for us, who else can be against us?'
This scripture will encourage us to chart the way forward even in the wake of a rejection and ridicule.
As Christians, living in want is one of our major challenges. This is because it exposes us to the non-believers and gives them some leeway to question the commitment of our God in granting us wealth. Well, we should not be afraid to refer to the many Biblical references on the subject of wealth and its place in the kingdom of
Heaven. Jesus himself taught us in the book of Mathew 19:24 that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This scripture gives us some revelation that the riches of this world can be our greatest hindrance to seeing the kingdom of God. However, we also learn in the book of Haggai 2:8 that God himself is a God of riches as He says all silver and gold belongs to him. This teaches us that if we approach him properly, then we can also be as rich as we desire to be.
All in all, there are very many encouraging words for Christians undergoing different kinds of situations. Regardless of the situation, the Bible remains our key armor against the world and the devil.
As we have already seen, the Christian's life is a suffering lot. We are bombarded with challenge after challenge. It is important to understand that the days we live in were prophesied as the last days characterized by perils and tribulations. Because God envisaged this, He teaches us through the Holy Scripture in the book of Revelation 12:11 that we will overcome only by the blood of the lamb, by the word of our testimony, and that we should not love our lives... not even unto the point of death.
Most of the times, the society may rise up against us. Indeed it is not surprising to notice that a decision taken in good faith at workplace may pit us against all our colleagues and even lead to the loss of our jobs. When these situations come on us, we should remember what The Almighty says through His word to Apostle Paul in the book of Romans 8:31, 'we are more than conquerors for if God is for us, who else can be against us?'
This scripture will encourage us to chart the way forward even in the wake of a rejection and ridicule.
As Christians, living in want is one of our major challenges. This is because it exposes us to the non-believers and gives them some leeway to question the commitment of our God in granting us wealth. Well, we should not be afraid to refer to the many Biblical references on the subject of wealth and its place in the kingdom of
Heaven. Jesus himself taught us in the book of Mathew 19:24 that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This scripture gives us some revelation that the riches of this world can be our greatest hindrance to seeing the kingdom of God. However, we also learn in the book of Haggai 2:8 that God himself is a God of riches as He says all silver and gold belongs to him. This teaches us that if we approach him properly, then we can also be as rich as we desire to be.
All in all, there are very many encouraging words for Christians undergoing different kinds of situations. Regardless of the situation, the Bible remains our key armor against the world and the devil.
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