God Gives Power to Bear Every Trial

[Thompson, Darryl]

God Gives Power to Bear Every Trial 

     There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:
but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye
are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that
ye may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. 10:13  


     Christ will never abandon the soul for whom He has died. The soul
may leave Him, and be overwhelmed with temptation; but Christ can never
turn from one for whom He has paid the ransom of His own life. Could our
spiritual vision be quickened, we should see souls bowed under
oppression and burdened with grief, pressed as a cart beneath sheaves,
and ready to die in discouragement. We should see angels flying swiftly
to aid these tempted ones, who are standing as on the brink of a
precipice. The angels from heaven force back the hosts of evil that
encompass these souls, and guide them to plant their feet on the sure
foundation. The battles waging between the two armies are as real as
those fought by the armies of this world, and on the issue of the
spiritual conflict eternal destinies depend.  

     To us, as to Peter, the word is spoken, "Satan hath desired to have
you, that he may sift you as wheat; but I have prayed for thee, that thy
faith fail not." Thank God, we are not left alone.  

     We are coming to the crisis. Let us stand the test manfully,
grasping the hand of Infinite Power. God will work for us. We have only
to live one day at a time, and if we get acquainted with God, He will
give us strength for what is coming tomorrow, grace sufficient for each
day, and every day will find its own victories, just as it finds its
trials. We shall have the power of the Highest with us, for we shall be
clad with the armor of Christ's righteousness. We have the same God that
has worked for His people in ages past. Jesus stands by our side, and
shall we falter?--No, as the trials come, the power of God will come
with them. God will help us to stand in faith on His Word, and when we
are united, He will work with special power in our behalf.  


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