They had continued to suffer because of God's mercy and patience, who did not let them go before they received His gracious gift of salvation. Suffering dispels the cloaking mists of inconsequential distractions of this life and puts things in their proper perspective. My friend Pete buried his wife a few years ago after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. One morning I learned that his car had died on the way to church, and I said something about what a bummer it was. That's what suffering will do for us.
Trials are nothing . . .
Notes Oswald Chambers, Our Utmost for His Highest, September 1. Chambers, June 25. National and International Religion Report, Vol. She attended the University of Illinois, and has been a Bible teacher and conference speaker for over 20 years. Probe Ministries is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to reclaim the primacy of Christian thought and values in Western culture through media, education, and literature.