You must Persevere in Rejoicing under Trials
To receive your Miracle and Never give up
When we face trials and tribulations, our natural tendency is to get worried and fearful and discouraged when the problem persists.
However, God wants all His children to rejoice instead under such testing of our faith.
We rejoice under trials and tribulations because God is developing our character, God will demonstrate His power to work all things out for our good, and because our names are written in heaven and no trials can take away our salvation.
Indeed, our rejoicing will release God's power to silence the work of the devil and manifest our miracles.
Therefore all of God's children must persevere in rejoicing under trials and tribulations.
We rejoice in trials and tribulations because:
(1) God want to train us to persevere and become mature like Jesus through our trials.
James 1:2-4
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,a whenever you face trials of many kinds,
3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Romans 5:3-4
3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
(2) Our praises release God’s power to overcome the work of the devil and to manifest our miracles and breakthroughs.
Psalm 8:2 NKJ
2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength [strength = praise, Matthew 21:16],
because of Your enemies,
that You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
Psalm 149:6-7
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples.
For example, When Paul and Silas praised God in a prison, God sent an earthquake to set them free
Acts 16:25-26
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.
For example, when the army of Israel put singers in front to praise God, God gave them a great victory.
2 Chronicles 20:21-22
21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to Yehovah and to praise Him for the splendour of His holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:
‘Give thanks to Yehovah, for His love endures for ever.’
22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
(3) We rejoice because God is working out all things for our good in all trials.
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Philippians 1:6
6 Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
John 16:33 KJV
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
(4) We rejoice because our names are written in heaven and no trials can take away our salvation
Luke 10:20
20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(5) Our reward is great in heaven when people say all kinds of evil against us and persecute us because of Jesus.
Matthew 5:11-12
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
(6) We praise God in persecution because the prophets before us also suffered in this way.
Matthew 5:11-12
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Acts 5:40-41
40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
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A TESTIMONY
MY AUTOGATE OPENED AS I PRAYED AND DECREED THAT IT WILL OPEN
Sister NL:
"Last Wednesday, as I came home with my daughter and her mother-in-law at night, we found that the autogate refused to open when we used the remote control.
My daughter was worried and said that we are now in great trouble.
I told her, "No, God will open the gate for us. We will pray."
So I prayed and asked God to open the gate for us.
I then declared that the gate will be opened.
I declared that God will open the gate for us.
I then began to sing and praise God with the song: "Jesus is Wonderful!"
After my singing, the gate did not open.
So my daughter phoned her daddy to come to help us to open the gate.
He promised to come, but he never turned up.
So I said, "Lets praise the Lord again."
I also again declared that God will open the gate for us.
I sang the same song again.
As I praised the Lord, the gate opened by itself.
What a miracle!
Hellelujah! All glory be to our great and awesome God!"
Comments (Brother Andrew):
1. Sister NL praised God and persevered in praising God until she saw the miracle she needed.
2. Our praises do not have to be complicated or difficult to sing.
Sister NL sang only a simple song.
The army of Israel under King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20 sang only a simple song---"Yehovah is good, His love endures forever"---and God's power was released to destroy their enemies.
3. Persevere in your simple praises under trials and God's miracle power will be released into your situation.
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