Bible Verse of The Day – 3-18-24

2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (NLT) 8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

One of the things that stands out about these verses is the desperation that Paul expressed in his situation while in Asia.

He and his companions fully expected that they would not make it out alive; that they would die.

The most important aspect of this is what Paul said after this; as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God.

This is a massive truth that we all need to get embedded in us.

Desperate situations force us to rely on God and trust Him more.

Effortless living makes us soft and faithless. We have no need for God.

Times of trials and tribulations squeeze us.

Distress pushes us toward the One who is our source of rescue; our light in the darkness.

Oh, how we hate trials.

But what we learn from walking through those trials is invaluable.

And if someone with the spiritual stature of the Apostle Paul is willing to admit this, then we should take note!

Let us trust in God who delivers us. And let us cast our doubts aside.

He alone is our Hope.

Psalm 40:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. 2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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