DCLM Sincere Milk 30 August 2023 — Patient In Tribulation
DCLM Sincere Milk 30 August 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Patient In Tribulation
Topic: Patient In Tribulation
Text — Romans 12:12-18
12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Key Verse: “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer:” Romans 12:12
Message
The word patient is an adjective describing a person who is willing to wait without losing his temper. It also means to be constant in pursuit of a worthy course, to be persevering, calm and diligent. In spiritual language, patience is the ability to suffer or bear long for Christ’s sake. Tribulation on the other hand is described as a period of great suffering and trouble. It is being persecuted for the sake of Christ; but the Lord is encouraging you from our text to be patient in tribulation. There are many tribulations that confront friends of Jesus daily, but the encouragement is never to give up.
Tribulation in this present time can be in form of the experience of ridicule from unbelievers, jesting, opposition to the preaching of the gospel, rejection by unbelieving family members and friends. It could also be opposition from those who want you to cheat in examination or join them in their disobedience. Whatever the type or shape of the tribulation, Jesus Christ is encouraging you to be patient and stand firm for what is right. It will not be long, Jesus is coming soon to take His friends away from this sinful, corrupt world and the coming great tribulation. Determine to endure and God will be with you.
Further Reading: Romans 5:1-5
Prayer for today: Lord, give me the grace to be patient in time of tribulation.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
