Daily Wisdom

 1Pe 5:10 “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” 

Acknowledging and testifying to adversity, is not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself (Pro 24:10 -  If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small). The more familiar that I am with it, the less likely I am to stumble when it occurs. The scriptures reflect more on hell than heaven itself. You become more reflective of its purpose; you understand God's reason for it (Jms 1:2-4) and are then able to make the best of everything that you are handed. The darkness is only frightening when our faith has been hiding in the sunshine. The Father’s plans and purpose will always be greater weight of glory than our adversity and disappointments. 

R.C. Sproul – “Don’t question why bad things happen to good people. That only happened once, and He volunteered.”… HSAY 

Daily Wisdom

 Gal 6:3-4 “For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor.”

The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the least in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and this is due to the humility regarding his own soul. A pure heart does not demean or compare the heart of another individual to define their own self-worth. Instead, I must examine my own heart, and seek God’s grace and strength for my true worth in Christ. I must remember my measure of worth is to the standard of Christ-likeness, not the matrix of man.

Never let your motivation of faith to be centered on man’s standard; only the Savior’s likeness… HSAY