How Bad Can It Get?
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who face dire circumstances.
Are you hated, persecuted, and slandered? Facing hunger and thirst? Homeless?
When Apostle Paul described his situation, it was grim. He explains his response and gives believers an example to follow in 1 Corinthians 4:11-13 (NIV):
”To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.”
It is only by the grace of God that Apostle Paul and other believers are able to respond in such a way. Find yourself in similar circumstances? Respond like Paul.
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