Devotional: A wonderful sister in the LORD reminded me of the 40 year waiting period, full of testing and trials, which Moses went through. She reminded me of the sermon title, Leaders are made on the backside of the desert. Whatever suffering attends your frame presently, it is purposed. It is HIS preparation of us to be molded in HIS image. But Im preaching to the choir. The focal point then is to remain focused on the end goal! The big picture! The why behind our commitment to still serve CHRIST and to Press on! as I shared with my sister and myself. Many a devoted servant has seen and experienced great things that oerwhelm their senses with Joy for CHRIST has touched them intimately. Perhaps with healing, perhaps with visions, perhaps with both. So consider once again, the apostle Paul. Suffering was his constant companion AFTER our LORD and SAVIOUR apprehended him on the road to Damascus. In order that no image of Paul would be reflective in the end, GOD permitted suffering and thus privileged Paul by doing so just like HE does for us. Amen and amen.Pre-requisite StripesPreparation precedes presentationas witnessed in every event.The planning required ensuring successtis the evidence of such attention.Lifes foreshadowing then provides glimpses of how the end shall be displayed.Symptoms existing within daily actionsgive hints as to what these paired slivers portray.Hence is suffering a sovereign precursorof the work HE designed for this frame WHOSE molding has imageless transformed my faceso that none of selfs portrait before HIM remains.As HIS servant in your service,W.V.W. Jasnoch11/14/07
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