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Romans 5:3,4 “We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” 19th century British naturalist Alfred Russell Wallace was second only to Charles Darwin in contributions to his field. One of his most astute observations concerned the saving nature of struggle. He stumbled across it as…

Isaiah 26:4 “Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.” This story was recorded by an officer in a naval magazine: “Two battleships were assigned to the training squadron and had been at sea for several days in heavy weather. I was serving in the lead battleship and…

Watch the video here! Colossians 1:16,17 “All things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Dallas Willard wrote: “The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons, with himself included in that community as its prime…

Malachi 3:3 “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” During a weekly Bible study group in Kentucky, the book of Malachi was being studied. In Malachi 3:3, they read, “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” The group discussed this analogy to understand its significance. It seemed the Lord…

2 Timothy 3:10–12 “You, however, know all about my…endurance, persecutions, sufferings… In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” In a telling discussion, the spiritual leader of Islamic fundamentalist Hezbollah in Lebanon, Ayatollah Fadlallah, said to Brother Andrew: “You Christians have a problem.” “What do you think…

James 4:2 “You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” In the film Wall Street,…

John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life, and life to the full.” Jack London wrote: “I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom…

1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I found this verse a challenge to me several months into a debilitating illness. It’s a verse we’ve memorized with our little children, so I need to practice what I preach! And yet, as I list all…

Revelation 4:10,11 “The twenty four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: ‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power.’” What a vision! When Handel was asked what…

Watch the video here! Malachi 3:9,10 “You are under a curse – the whole nation of you – because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and…