Stand Up and Be Counted

I have sworn and I will confirm it, that I will keep Your righteous judgments.  Psalm 119:106  NASB Sworn/confirm – Are you ready?  Ready to swear an oath to God’s governance of the world?  Ready to stand up, be marked, be despised and rejected by men?  Are you willing to put your life on the line? …

The Suffering Sequence

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 NASB Perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish – What is the by-product of suffering a little while?  Notice that I did not write “the product of.”  Why?  Because it is not God’s purpose…