January 27th, 2022 – Are You Being Made Perfect
Experiencing God Devotional
Hebrews 5:8-9 – “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.”
There is a positive aspect to suffering. We all endure suffering to some degree, but the good news is that through it we can become like Jesus. Are you willing to pay whatever price is necessary in order to become like Christ? There are some things that God can build into your life only through suffering. Even Jesus, the sinless Son of God, was complete only after He had endured the suffering His Father had set before Him. Once He had suffered, He was the complete, mature, and perfect Savior through whom an entire world could find salvation.
If you become bitter over your hardships, you close some parts of your life from God. If you do this, you will never be complete. Some places in your soul can be reached only by suffering. The Spirit of God has important things to teach you, but you can only learn these lessons in the midst of your trials. King Saul was made king without ever enduring hardship, but he never developed the character or maturity to handle God’s assignment. David spent years in suffering and heartache. When he finally ascended the throne, he was a man after God’s own heart.
Don’t resent the suffering God allows in your life. Don’t make all your decisions and invest everything you have into avoiding hardship. God did not spare His own Son. How can we expect Him to spare us? Learn obedience even when it hurts!
Blackaby, Richard. Experiencing God Day By Day (p. 28). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Pastor’s Thoughts
Today’s devotional hit home for me. I am currently in a season of suffering on many different fronts in life. Just last night I was talking to my wife telling her that I for certain trust God but man this stuff just keeps piling on and on.
As we were talking I was reminded that these things that are happening are not to big for God and that God was not going to waste this season of my life. If I will trust God through this season and cling to Him tighter, trusting more and complaining less I will grow in my faith in Him in ways that I otherwise couldn’t.
So, that is what I am going to do as I suffer today. What will you choose to do when you are suffering?
Have a blessed Thursday everyone!
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