Crowns God Sets Aside for His Servants, Part 1
As those who serve the living God, we occasionally need to consider the eternal “crowns” being set aside for God’s servants. What an intriguing study!
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Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Biblical Facts about Rewards
The dear older lady who prays in private will be rewarded as much as the evangelist who preaches to thousands. The quiet, faithful friend who assists another in need will be rewarded as much as the strong natural leader whose gifts are more visible.
The Hardest Part of the Christian Life
Things may not be logical and fair, but when God is directing the events of our lives, they are right.
Two Truths for Coping with Suffering
I have found great help from two truths God gave me at a time in my life when I was bombarded with a series of unexpected and unfair blows (from my perspective). In my darkest hours, these principles become my anchor of stability, my only means of survival.
Par for the Servanthood Course
Paul was no criminal. The man was innocent of wrong ..yet he was misunderstood, mistreated, hunted like a wounded deer, and hated by those who once respected him.
Dealing with Physical and Emotional Pain
Can you imagine being beaten "times without number"? I cannot. Here is the awful reality of physical abuse. Few people will ever know such extreme pain.
God's Faithfulness amidst Our Confusion
Elie Wiesel gives readers a tragic perspective on the horror of the Holocaust. Wiesel's book, Night, will grab you and not let you go. In terse, tightly packed sentences, he describes those scenes and his own confusion as he witnessed (in his teenage years) a chapter of life we would prefer to erase.
Paul Was Normal, Like Us
Paul even mentioned the disillusioning times of mistreatment and imprisonment (see 11:26). There certainly must have been times he did not know where to turn—or to whom. Doubt and questions might well have haunted him with maddening regularity.
Illustrating the Consequences of Serving God
It is an inescapable fact. If you get serious about being shaped into Christ's image, you'll have to learn to cope with the consequences of being a servant of God. Those who serve will suffer.
Dealing with Rejection
I urge you to listen up! Every once in a while we are going to get kicked. Now, this doesn't mean God has abandoned us or that we are out of His will. It just means people are people, sheep are sheep.
