Category: Adversity

Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. But He knows the way that I take; When He has...

Today’s devotional was written by my son, Clark Wrather, who is the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. – Romans...

But Jesus said to them, ‘They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.’ And they said to Him, ‘We have here only five loaves and two fish.’ He said ‘Bring them here to Me.’ – Matthew 14:16-17. One of my first jobs after college...

Yet man is born to trouble. – Job 5:7a. Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. – Job 14:1. A recent letter to a business columnist states: “Recently I messed up a really important project. I’m so embarrassed in front of my co-workers...

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in...

So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, “I cannot...

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. – Romans 8:28. Why do bad things happen to good people? It would be nice if there were an easy answer to that question....

Think of the lame man in Acts chapter 3 who was laid at the gate Beautiful so he could beg. He was just begging for alms and he just wanted to survive. “Just give me some crumbs,” he was most likely crying out to the people that passed. He had been doing this...

Psalm 37:5, “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” Are you covered up with problems, adversities, and tribulations? The Psalmist says, “Commit….” A commitment is a decision that we must make to trust our lives, complete with heartaches and problems and...

Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men so that you do not grow weary and lose heart. – Hebrews 12:3. So many times when things begin to go wrong in our lives the temptation is to focus on what is wrong. It may be the lack of...