Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.
James 1:2-4
TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL LINK
Upper Room - 05/15/06
In the natural world, it is the light provided by the sun which helps plants to grow, bloom and display their beauty. The same is true in the spiritual world. It is the light of the Son (Jesus Christ) which enables the believer to grow in grace, bloom in the fruit of the Spirit and display the beauty of God’s handiwork.
Unlike the natural world, some of the greatest growth in our faith is experienced in the darkest hours. When trouble comes and darkness seems to be all around, the opportunity for growth increases because the Light is not absent. The believer’s growth is not dependent on an external light source but rather on the Light of Christ he or she has on the inside.
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