The Suffering Sequence

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

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…

The Promise (4)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”  Isaiah 41:10  NASB Strengthen– This verb, ʾāmēṣ, is a Pi’el perfect.  That means in this case it is an intensive, active,…