"We need to pay attention to what we are learning about God in the darkness because the darkness is where our relationship with Him is tested. The darkness is where we learn the truth that God will be faithful." [Jan Dravecky] We are constantly told that God will never let us go through difficult times greater than we can bear.
While we may learn much about ourselves during our difficult times, we learn a whole lot more about the God we serve. During these times the intellectual knowledge we have about God becomes real. We are told in Revelation that it was “…heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” [Revelation 19:6] God is omnipotent is a basic understanding from our study of theology.
In reality this truth is translated into the following concept: God will not allow you to go through any circumstance that He cannot handle. Instead of focusing on our ability to handle our difficult moments, our focus should be upon the fact that our omnipotent God is able to deal with every and any circumstance that comes into our lives working all things for our good and His glory.
Our ability to deal with difficult times comes about because of His omnipotence at work in and through us. It is never my ability but always His ability even as Paul proclaimed, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” [Philippians 4:13]
Our hope is bound up in His omnipotence!
While we may learn much about ourselves during our difficult times, we learn a whole lot more about the God we serve. During these times the intellectual knowledge we have about God becomes real. We are told in Revelation that it was “…heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” [Revelation 19:6] God is omnipotent is a basic understanding from our study of theology.
In reality this truth is translated into the following concept: God will not allow you to go through any circumstance that He cannot handle. Instead of focusing on our ability to handle our difficult moments, our focus should be upon the fact that our omnipotent God is able to deal with every and any circumstance that comes into our lives working all things for our good and His glory.
Our ability to deal with difficult times comes about because of His omnipotence at work in and through us. It is never my ability but always His ability even as Paul proclaimed, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” [Philippians 4:13]
Our hope is bound up in His omnipotence!
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