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~ Counting Them Happy ~
Those Who Hope in the Lord
Seq. by Elton Smith
and Gilberto Barreto
"Take ... the ... prophets for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience ... we count them happy which endure." James 5 10-11
Lying spirits have used this passage to rob us of a victorious life. Any happiness you see is likely just a cover.
It is often thought we are to patiently endure whatever horrible things that come our way, to be victims of our circumstance. The only blessings we expect to see are in the life to come.
Occasionally, I have heard well intended people say, "We are never going to get through the trials of this life until we die."
I have this urge to respond, "Do not say that! IT IS NOT TRUE!" But, I also understand that they would not say it except they do not know.
The prophets were not victims. They suffered more because they went through all the issues of the inner man so they could come back and teach the people how to overcome. And, they did so holding on to the promises of God!
You can bet that, in each victorious adventure taken, the prophets were happy when all was said and done; in awe of what God had done for them. They believed God when He said we could be overcomers ... not only in the next life, but in this life, too. And, they were not disappointed.
The prophets suffered and endured (stayed the course), not because they liked it but, because they liked the end result. The end result is where they found happiness.
The husbandman that laboureth
must be first partaker of the fruits.
2 Timothy 2:6
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