Jesus conquered through evil – let that encourage you today as you conquer not despite your problems, but through them.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and lately I’ve been ministering to a woman with multiple sclerosis – bless her heart, she is bedridden and struggles daily with intractable pain. Her husband is such a wonderful servant of the Lord. Their attitude, their perspective is amazing. I mean, seeing their faith in the midst of such suffering reminds me of something James Stewart, the Scottish theologian, once wrote. He said, “The devil’s hordes thought, at first, that the crucifixion of Christ was their triumph. But their very triumphs, God used for their defeat. They thought they had God with His back to the wall, pinned and helpless and defeated. They did not know it was God Himself who had dragged them down to that point. He did not conquer in spite of the dark mystery of evil, He conquered through it.” Friend, that’s something to encourage you today as you conquer through your problems, as well.
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