After a while is Joy

 

Text: 1 Peter 5:10 (KJV)

But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 

Whatever you are going through, is for a season, or for a moment. If you remember the Joy that is set before us, you will learn to endure the stress today because nothing last forever. There is a moment of suffering which brings forth birth, not just perfection, but also establishment, strength and after that settlement. Your pain of today is a ladder for your crown tomorrow, do not give up. There is a firm assurance put together by God for our restoration. There is always an expiring date for every product. In Genesis chapter one, the earth was formless and darkness was upon the face, but God in a short time, swallowed all the emptiness with light by a spoken word. For Jesus, the moment of suffering and trials came to an end on the cross and He said “It is finished”. Note, no matter the thickness of the midnight, the next minute is a morning, which is a new dawn. God assures us that a while can be any moment soon. All that Job went through came to a halt and his later end was much better than the beginning. God brings you to a level which is better than where you were before, but you need to realize that He is your God. That suffering is for a moment, it will not last forever, he will with no doubt restore us on our feet in strength and establish us. It will not be too long, before our generous God settles us. The delays and wickedness of the enemy are brief, no matter how long. 

Psalms 90:4- For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. He is not late with his promises in the way we measure lateness. He is always on time but is patient with us and does not want anyone to perish; thus, what we consider as a delay is a RIGHT TIMING for Him. Do not push yourself to go ahead of His schedule because those delays may be a blessing in disguise. The famous evil shall be no more, it is temporary because the good times of the delays are short.  

PRAYER POINTS: 

1) Please grant us the grace to see the invisible expiring date to those challenges of life, in Jesus name.

2) Lord, please we need the grace to stand firm, so as to pass through this moment without drifting from the faith, in Jesus name.

Action Quote: Always check around that problem for the visible and the invisible expiring date of that concern in your life.