“Greater Than My Tough Times”
Wednesday, October 30, 2024Key Verse
“Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,” Job 1:20
Text — Job 1:12-20
Message
Tough times don’t last forever, there will surely be an end. Tough Times come to both young and old and are part of human existence. The Psalmist exclaimed that man has only few days to live and yet those few days are full of trouble. Joseph went through tough times before his dream came true. Also, a lot of Bible characters like Ruth, Esther, Deborah, Paul and the disciples to mention just few, all had their own tough times. They got solutions to all their problems. They recognized that the God of heaven has times and seasons in His hands.
God has not changed, so if your tough time is staying longer than expected, stay longer on your knees like Hannah, trust in the Lord like Job, forgive your offenders like Joseph. Cleave to the true God alone like Ruth, send out prayer request like Esther, be brave like Deborah and never quit like Paul the Apostle because quitters will never win and winners don’t quit. What are the tough times you are going through today: failure, bed-wetting, poverty, loss of a loved one or sickness? Believe the Lord, you will come out stronger.
Further Reading
Job 19:25
Prayer for today
Father, I place my hands in Yours and I believe You will carry me through.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
