Have you wondered why many times when you prayed and prayed when you were in a terrible situation but God doesn't ever seem to come to the rescue?
Think about it:
Daniel wasn't rescued from the Lion's den.
Shadrach, Mechac, and Abednego wasn't spared from going through the fiery furnace.
Lazarus died.
Paul had to go through inflictions, he was tortured, shipwrecked, imprisoned...
Where was God through all that suffering?
I bet you know how all those stories ended.
Yes, the lions did not devour Daniel, neither were the three men of God burnt,
Lazarus was raised from the dead, Paul became one of the most influential man in the Bible.
What is God trying to tell us today?
God never gives us discounts.
He doesn't want to defeat the enemies just yet,
doesn't want to bring them down just so we could get an easier way out.
ButHe wants us to rise in our level of faith,
until we know and truly experience His miracle, His strength,
all these in our weakest moments.
Joshua 1:9
New King James Version (NKJV)
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
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