1. The word transforms us inwardly, and the trials test us, to reveal whether what is constituted within us is of the divine nature or, of the earthly nature, which still tends to deceive us. Our faith needs to go through tribulations so that it becomes ever more precious (1 Peter 1:6-7).
2. The trials we go through produce perseverance. Perseverance is continual service in God’s house. The Lord needs servants determined to carry out His will on Earth (Romans 5:3; Ephesians 6:13).
3. When we go through situations that generate perseverance, the Almighty God manifests Himself to us. And, with perseverance established within us, we reach maturity, so that our only desire is to long for the return of the Lord Jesus (2 Peter 1:5-11).
4. “Like the church in Philadelphia, we have little strength, but we rely on the Most High God, the High Priest, who intercedes for us, and so things happen. This is not our merit. We only listen attentively to the word and believe; the Lord does the rest” (Rev 3:7-13) (Daily Food, book 7, week 1, Wednesday, p. 12).
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