Our works/Trials

While in prison in a Bedford jail, while making shoe laces for his family, John Bunyon wrote Pilgrim’s Progress. Out of our  trials can come our greatest contributions for the Lord.

Loss/Encouragement

Ps. 34:15,17-19 15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry. 17    The righteous cry, and the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

Loss/Encouragement

Rev. 21:3-4  3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the Tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.

Forgiveness

Matthew 5:22-23    23  “Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

Faith

Luke 17:5-6   5 The Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you.

Criticism/Judgment

I Cor. 4: 5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

Salvation

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me

Prayer