{"id":603,"date":"2017-09-09T16:02:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T16:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/?p=603"},"modified":"2017-09-09T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T16:02:53","slug":"jesus-our-hope-in-tribulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/jesus-our-hope-in-tribulations\/","title":{"rendered":"JESUS OUR HOPE IN TRIBULATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

JESUS OUR HOPE IN TRIBULATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I know you have heard the question, \u201cWhy do bad things happen to good people?\u201d Then, we think of how kind they are, the wonderful things they have done, or the many people\u2019s lives they have touched. Somehow in our minds we believe, \u2018only good things should happen to good people.\u2019 Why have we come to this conclusion, I am not sure why because our Lord Jesus Christ told us, \u201cIn this life you will have, tribulation.\u201d<\/em> Tribulation? Tribulation is defined in the Greek as \u2018pressing pressure, anything that burdens the spirit, affliction, any situation which brings anguish or distress.\u2019<\/em> We may ask, \u201cWhy in the world Lord Jesus would you tell us this? We are your beloveds, your brides, and joint heirs with you to all our Father\u2019s possessions?\u201d The reason is, because SIN has entered into the world and wreaked havoc on all of our Father\u2019s creation. SIN took out his paint brush of darkness and painted over the masterpiece our Father and Lord Jesus created, in the beginning, when time began.<\/p>\n

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John 16:33<\/strong> – I have told you these things, so that in ME you have (perfect) peace. In the world you have tribulation<\/strong>, distress, and suffering, be courageous (be confident, be undaunted, be filled with (my) joy; I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD! (Amplified)<\/em><\/p>\n

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SIN, brought chaos, confusion, sickness, and death. Can\u2019t you hear the rumbles of the oceans as hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, and tornadoes scream in pain? Don\u2019t you see the earth burning with fire as it screams for the waters of God\u2019s Life to soothe its sorrows? Can\u2019t you feel the earth in birth pain as it crumbles underneath our feet? Can\u2019t you hear the echoes of the birds and beasts crying for relief? We too, moan and groan, wanting the pain of so much destruction, injustice, and commotion to end. Please remember, my beloved, what we see and experience was never what our Father intended. Loss of lives, loss of homes, loss of possessions, loss of jobs, and the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

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Even though SIN has caused all of this, Jesus promised us in:<\/p>\n

Romans 8:18<\/strong> \u2013 Apostle Paul states, 18 For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us!<\/strong> 19 For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.<\/strong> 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now.<\/em><\/p>\n

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As I am writing this blog, I am preparing to leave Florida to return to Texas to get out-of-the-way of Irma. As you recall, Harvey destroyed parts of Texas over a week ago. There are no places in the world we are exempt from the pain of the earth, sickness, division, or disease. Many have moved from the US to inhabit islands and exotic paradise, only to find out mosquitoes in the areas carried deadly diseases.<\/p>\n

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What do we do in the midst of all this destruction? We fix our eyes and hearts on the ONLY ONE who walked through life in PERFECT PEACE! The ONLY ONE WHO LIVES WITHIN US IS WELL ABLE TO GUIDE OUR SOULS SAFELY THROUGH THE TORRENTS OF THIS LIFE, DAY BY DAY, AND MOMENT BY MOMENT.<\/p>\n

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Here is a song we wrote to encourage !<\/p>\n

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THE RESTING PLACE OF GOD<\/strong>
\nCopyright \u00a9 2005 by Tresca S. Grannum<\/p>\n

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Come to me all whose souls are heavy laden
\nCome lay your head upon my breast
\nCome open your heart and soul to me
\nLet me share and bear the heavy load, I will set you free<\/p>\n

Cast all of your cares upon me, I truly care for you
\nStop trying to bear life and worries alone
\nIn my bosom there is a resting place, a quiet place within you
\nHere is where your pain and sorrow belong<\/p>\n

I am your resting place, the Holy place abiding deep within you
\nI bore your sorrows, depression, fears upon the cross
\nBut very few souls really believe me, really trust me
\nSo, millions of my children still feel lost<\/p>\n

Chorus
\nI am here, I am here, so present living within you
\nI am here, I am near, not even a heartbeat away
\nJust look inside just look inside, just look inside
\nI am within you throughout eternity, your resting place, just come abide.<\/p>\n

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JESUS OUR HOPE IN TRIBULATIONS   I know you have heard the question, \u201cWhy do bad things happen to good people?\u201d Then, we think of how kind they are, the wonderful things they have done, or the many people\u2019s lives they have touched. Somehow in our minds we believe, \u2018only good things should happen to good people.\u2019 Why have we come to this conclusion, I am not sure why because our Lord Jesus Christ told us, \u201cIn this life you…<\/p>\n

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