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Will Rescue Us

Our hope for you is unshaken; for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation.

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the affliction we experienced in Asia; for we were so utterly, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us; on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again, as you also join in helping us by your prayers, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.

2 Corinthians 1:7-11

No matter what life inflicts on us, God will give us new avenues to serve. When afflictions affect you, how do you respond and react? Are you bitter or do you trust that the LORD will provide the clear way for you to go? Do you also pray for those around you so they can be encouraged by your own witnessing? Do you prayerfully encourage those around you with your own Spirit-enabled cheerfulness, courage and confidence in God?

When we rely on the Lord,

He will help us turn pain into praise.

Praise is the song of a soul set free.

Our Daily Bread – September 20, 2006