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Do we boast of our accomplishments in faith? Do we think ourselves to be better than another because we quote more scripture, appear more saintly, or are of greater righteousness than they are? Well, if we are any of these things it is not of our doing, and if we feel boastful it is to our detriment because these things are in us as a result of our God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ alone… by our own nature we are fallen creatures.
Today we continue to live in a world of tribulation, suffering, and affliction, and it surrounds us at almost every turn. However, scripture tells us that we have been delivered from all of that suffering by Jesus Christ who has overcome the world. Given today’s world are we at peace, and of good cheer, or have we resolved ourselves to be anxious and worried over the state of things? Perhaps we have missed the fact that our troubles bring us closer to Jesus, and press us together with Him in a way that transforms the grapes of our faith into a fine wine for our Father’s table.