Friday, March 29, 2024

Today’s Message: It’s Only Temporary

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Today’s Scripture

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”

(2 Corinthians 4:17, NIV)

It’s Only Temporary

Troubles and trials are only temporary. In fact, today’s verse tells us they are momentary. Compared with eternity, our troubles don’t last long at all! When you stand strong in faith during times of adversity, Scripture says that you are achieving eternal glory. When you confess your trust and reliance on God, you are passing the test.

If you are in the middle of tough times today, look to Jesus. The Bible says that He is the Author and Finisher of your faith. He is the one who writes faith on your heart and then develops it to completion on the inside of you. Your part is to open your heart and choose words of faith and victory.

Remember, your words set the course for your life. As you remind yourself that your troubles are only momentary and confess your trust and hope in Him, you will see His hand moving in your life. Focus on that eternal glory every day. As you do, you’ll move forward in victory and experience all He has for you!

A Prayer for Today

“Father, thank You for working Your eternal glory in me. I cast my cares on You, knowing that my trials and troubles are only temporary. Thank You for Your eternal blessing on my life today and always in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

17 COMMENTS

  1. Religion is one lie after another: the lie of original sin, the lie of eternal life, the lie of hell, the lie of answered prayer, the lie that life can have no meaning without religion, the lie that religion is the source of morality, the lie of creationism, the lie of a spy-in-the-sky who hears your every word and reads your every thought.

  2. Letter from King Leopold II of Belgium to Colonial Missionaries, 1883

    ……….interpret the gospel in the way it will be the best to protect your interests in that part of the world. For these things, you have to keep watch on disinteresting our savages from the richness that is plenty [in their underground. To avoid that, they get interested in it, and make you murderous] competition and dream one day to overthrow you.

    Your knowledge of the gospel will allow you to find texts ordering, and encouraging your followers to love poverty, like “Happier are the poor because they will inherit the heaven” and, “It’s very difficult for the rich to enter the kingdom of God.” You have to detach from them and make them disrespect everything which gives courage to affront us.

  3. Letter from King Leopold II of Belgium to Colonial Missionaries, 1883
    ……….You will find many other books, which will be given to you at the end of this conference. Evangelize the niggers so that they stay forever in submission to the white colonialists, so they never revolt against the restraints they are undergoing. Recite every day-“Happy are those who are weeping because the kingdom of God is for them.”

    Convert always the blacks by using the whip. Keep their women in nine months of submission to work freely for us. Force them to pay you in sign of recognition-goats, chicken or eggs-every time you visit their villages. And make sure that niggers never become rich. Sing every day that it’s impossible for the rich to enter heaven. Make them pay tax each week at Sunday…

    • MY FRIEND THIS IS A FAKE LETTER. YES THE KING WAS A TYRANT AND BRUTAL RULER, SO WAS MOBUTU. ADMITTEDLY CHRISTIANY HAS BEEN ABUSED BY SOME TYRANT AND AUTOCRATIC RULERS, SO HAS BEEN DEMOCRACY. THE ABUSE OF CHRISTIANITY AND DEMOCRACY DOES NOT MAKE THEM BAD. IT SHOULD BE APPRECIATED THAT MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS HAVE BEEN ABUSED FOR SELFISH AND EVIL MOTIVES. EXAMPLES ABOUND. SOME HAVE USED MEDECINES TO KILL THEMSELVES; GUNS HAVE BEEN ABUSED. TODAY TERROR ORGASATIONS ARE ABUSING ISLAM FOR THEIR EVIL CAUSES. YOU ARE JUST BEING MALICIOUS AND INSINCERE.

  4. Letter from King Leopold II of Belgium to Colonial Missionaries, 1883

    ……………………mass. Use the money supposed for the poor, to build flourishing business centres. Institute a confessional system, which allows you to be good detectives denouncing any black that has a different consciousness contrary to that of the decision-maker. Teach the niggers to forget their heroes and to adore only ours. Never present a chair to a black that comes to visit you. Don’t give him more than one cigarette. Never invite him for dinner even if he gives you a chicken every time you arrive at his house.

  5. Just out of curiosity, for any individuals who believes in Christianity, Wholeheartedly

    Q: Is this something that YOU chose or was it passed down to you?

    Q: Have you ever researched any other religion besides Christianity?

    Q: Do you question anything printed in the Bible?

    When I came to know that Religion was stoopid I lived a much better life

    • Im not religious but im spiritual, the two are different. Yes christianity was passsed to me but I only take and use what I can adapt to myself, what I feel resonates well with me. A lot of nice spiritual lessons from bible you have to agree? Still relevant to dodays situation youll agree? Cause the nature of man hasnt changed from 2000 years ago youll agree?

  6. If you are not a believer, have respect for those who have chosen to believers. Do not despise them or disparage their faith. Just be content with your being a non-beliver and let them be content with being believers. Believe you me, faith has a purpose that it serves. Ever heard of the Protestant Ethic? If not, find out.

    • I AGREE WITH YOU. THE FACT THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS READING AND COMMENTING ON CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT BEING FORCED OR COERCED GOES TO SHOW THAT THEIR MINDS ARE TROUBLED. OTHERWISE WHY BOTHER ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN? I AM NOT A FUN OF CARTOONS BUT MY GRANDSON IS. I DO NOT WATCH CARTOONS BUT HE DOES AND I DO NOT DISTRUB HIM. I RESPECT HIS CHOICE OF ENTERTAINMENT. SURPRISINGLY THESE SO CALLED NON-BELIEVERS ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE TO READ AND COMMENT ON THE CHRISTIAN POSTING. IT SEEMS THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT. IT IS MY CONSIDERED VIEW THAT THEY NEED PRAYERS AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE.

    • @zedoch and @ MANO MAMBULWA

      I completely agree with both of you.
      If someone doesn’t believe in something why take time to comment. It’s a sign of a troubled mind.

      They are so many other articles to comment on. When I don’t have anything to write or aren’t interested in a topic I leave the article.

  7. You religiously keep on condemning Christianity every week. So are you not religious yourself. Jesus was hard on religious leaders but rather promoted Relationship with God.

  8. Amen. That is truth. Yesterday, I had no home , today I’m in a little castle of my own…all by keeping hope and faith in Christ my cornerstone.

    Those dark nights of despair in the cold are gone for ever. Jesus is able in all things at all times.

    I testify!

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