Insights on Life, Faith, and Endurance
Reflect on passages that offer wisdom on life's brevity, the importance of faith, and enduring through trials. Learn from examples in history and scripture on how challenging circumstances can reveal character and faith.
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What is your life? For you are a mist that What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. appears for a little time and then vanishes. James 4:14 James 4:14
BELIEVE IN THE LORD BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS AND YOU WILL BE JESUS AND YOU WILL BE SAVED SAVED Acts 16:25 Acts 16:25- -34 34
THERE ARE NO ORDINARY PEOPLE. YOU HAVE NEVER TALKED TO A THERE ARE NO ORDINARY PEOPLE. YOU HAVE NEVER TALKED TO A MERE MORTAL IT IS IMMORTALS WHOM WE JOKE WITH, WORK MERE MORTAL IT IS IMMORTALS WHOM WE JOKE WITH, WORK WITH, MARRY, SNUB AND EXPLOIT WITH, MARRY, SNUB AND EXPLOIT IMMORTAL HORRORS OR EVERLASTING SPLENDORS. EVERLASTING SPLENDORS. C.S. LEWIS IMMORTAL HORRORS OR C.S. LEWIS
I. I. God arranged circumstances to reveal God arranged circumstances to reveal human character and need human character and need Roman imprisonment was preceded by being stripped naked and Roman imprisonment was preceded by being stripped naked and then flogged then flogged a humiliating, painful, and bloody ordeal. The a humiliating, painful, and bloody ordeal. The bleeding wounds went untreated as prisoners sat in painful leg or bleeding wounds went untreated as prisoners sat in painful leg or wrist chains. Mutilated, bloodstained clothing was not replaced, wrist chains. Mutilated, bloodstained clothing was not replaced, even in the cold of winter. Most cells were dark, especially the even in the cold of winter. Most cells were dark, especially the inner cells of a prison, like the one Paul and Silas inhabited in inner cells of a prison, like the one Paul and Silas inhabited in Philippi. Unbearable cold, lack of water, cramped quarters, and Philippi. Unbearable cold, lack of water, cramped quarters, and sickening stench from few toilets made sleeping difficult and sickening stench from few toilets made sleeping difficult and waking hours miserable. Because of the miserable conditions, waking hours miserable. Because of the miserable conditions, many prisoners begged for a speedy death. Others simply many prisoners begged for a speedy death. Others simply committed suicide. committed suicide. Elesha Coffman Elesha Coffman
I. I. God arranged circumstances to reveal God arranged circumstances to reveal human character and need human character and need A. A. These circumstances revealed Paul and Silas trust in These circumstances revealed Paul and Silas trust in God s purposes ( God s purposes (verses 25 verses 25- -28 28) ) The wicked, under pressure of affliction, curse God and The wicked, under pressure of affliction, curse God and blaspheme; the good, in the same affliction, offer up prayers and blaspheme; the good, in the same affliction, offer up prayers and praises. This shows that what matters is the nature of the praises. This shows that what matters is the nature of the sufferer, not the nature of the sufferings. Stir a cesspit, and a foul sufferer, not the nature of the sufferings. Stir a cesspit, and a foul stench arises; stir a perfume, and a delightful fragrance ascends. stench arises; stir a perfume, and a delightful fragrance ascends. But the movement is identical. But the movement is identical. Augustine Augustine
I. I. God arranged circumstances to reveal God arranged circumstances to reveal human character and need human character and need A. A. These circumstances revealed Paul and Silas trust in These circumstances revealed Paul and Silas trust in God s purposes ( God s purposes (verses 25 verses 25- -28 B. B. These circumstances revealed the jailer s spiritual These circumstances revealed the jailer s spiritual need ( need (verses 29 verses 29- -30 30) ) 28) )
II. II. God used Paul and Silas to meet the God used Paul and Silas to meet the jailer s spiritual need in a way that jailer s spiritual need in a way that exceeded his sense of need exceeded his sense of need Verses 31 Verses 31- -34 34
III. III. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! be saved! God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21, New Living 2 Corinthians 5:21, New Living Translation Translation
III. III. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! be saved! In my Father s house are many rooms. If it were not In my Father s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. am you may be also. John 14:2 John 14:2- -3 3
