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Do You Get It?

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luke 1:37

Reading:

Luke 1:30-38

This passage comprises the second half of the International Bible Study for this coming Sunday.

I found two “gems” for me that certainly speak to the inner turmoil with which I awoke:

“With God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37) — Have I sufficient faith to rest in that and to live by that?

“Be it unto me according to thy word” (Luke 1:38) — Do I trust God enough to yield to His unexpected ways and plans?

So often, I do not understand (nor enjoy) God’s ways, but I yield to them. (There’s a lot behind that, but I’m not going to get that personal on the Internet!)

The Scriptures say in Luke 1:37 -- With God nothing shall be impossible
from Luke 1:37

Rejoice. Be Glad. With Exceeding Joy

But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

1 Peter 4:13

Reading:

1 Peter 4:12-17

How do I prepare for “the fiery trial which is to try you” (1 Peter 4:12)?

And how do I rejoice in such trying times?

Must all Christians be sharing Christ’s sufferings?

Should I cultivate thinking of myself as being part of a suffering people?

What portion of my sufferings and reproaches are not for the name of Christ?

When I “suffer as a Christian” (1 Peter 4:16), for what shall I glorify God?

[The Scriptures say in 1 Peter 4:12 -- Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you]
from 1 Peter 4:12