Noah's family on the ark. Jesus on the cross.
Impossible circumstances? Relentless persecution?
Or God's marvelous stories of redemption?
Perfect obedience, rewarded with thankless work among muck and stench.
Perfect obedience, punished by suffering, torture, and death.
Perfect obedience, punished by suffering, torture, and death.
Until the Author pens the denouement...
Then we bow in worship, rejoicing. Still struggling a bit to believe.
If only we could see the rest of the story while we were still in the story...
But where's the faith in that? Where's the belief, trust, and blind obedience?
May we trust the Author of our stories --
the One who knows the rest of the story.
The One who is transforming us through our story.
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So we do not give up. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day. We have small troubles for a while now, but they are helping us gain an eternal glory that is much greater than the troubles. We set our eyes not on what we see but on what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NCV)
