We are known by what we become,
by what we have overcome,
now and forever.
~Arlin
In the days ahead, there will come challenges like never before, all designed to try our faith. Great things have been promised to those who endure and overcome.
The life of Jesus is an example of someone who endured brutal torture and crucifixion rather than deny His life’s purpose. Many of His apostles, disciples, and followers endured similar trials, even being burned at the stake; they died with their faith intact.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory; (2 Cor. 4:17)
17 For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. (2 Cor. CSB)
17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, (2 Cor. ESV)
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. (2 Cor. NIV)
17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Cor. NLT)
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11 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. (James 5:11-12)
11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. (Matthew 5:11-12)
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city: (Matthew 23:34)
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. (Luke 6:23)
34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
36 And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the earth. (Hebrews 11:34, 36-38)
suffering season
challenges greater than any other time and so God has given us examples to draw strength, direction, and focus from. Indeed, the first chapters of the Book of Revelation are not about End Times prophecies but rather they’re about the promises of God to those who overcome whatever challenges come their way.
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In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world. ~John 16:33
What’s going?
How does life work?
How does eternity work?
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
… Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. Do not be overcome by evil, but …1 John 5:4 because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has …
… for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and …1 John 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who …
… You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. But you belong …Revelation 3:21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as …
… I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I …Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance …
… and for my testimony about Jesus. I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called …
- Kingdom of the Patient,
- Partner in Tribuation
1 John 5:5 Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of …
… Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who …Revelation 3:5 Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his …
… will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book …Revelation 21:7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be …
… , and I will be his God and he will be my son. The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My …Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out …
… .” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. …Revelation 2:26 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give …
… end, to him I will give authority over the nations, And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. …Revelation 3:12 The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never …
… down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again …1 John 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am …
… is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you …1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I …
… because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the …Revelation 2:22 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with …
… her onto a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her I will throw into great tribulation, unless they repent of her works, Behold, I will cast her onto a bed …Romans 5:3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering …
… know that suffering produces perseverance; And not only so, but also we glory in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;Romans 5:3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering …
… know that suffering produces perseverance; And not only so, but also we glory in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
… Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Be joyful in HOPE, patient in affliction, persistent in …Romans 2:9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the …
… what is evil — for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek …2 Peter 2:19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man …
… you. They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. They promise them freedom, while they themselves …Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the …
… of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them …John 1:5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
… The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. The light shines in …Jeremiah 1:19 They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to …
… They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the LORD. They will fight you, but they will …Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He …
… and faithful ones.” These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those with Him …Matthew 13:21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution …
… . yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. But since he …Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who …
… an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death. The one having an ear, let him …Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who …
… ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of …Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who …
… ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed …[EXAMPLE] 1 Samuel 26:24 As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me …
… be precious in the sight of the LORD, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.” As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my …2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with …
… with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. the One COMFORTING US in all our tribulation, for us to be able to comfort those in every tribulation through the comfort with which …?? Deuteronomy 4:30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later …
… to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you. When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to …[EXAMPLE] 2 Thessalonians 1:4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the …
… the churches of God about your endurance and faith in all your persecutions, and in the tribulations that you are bearing. therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of …Romans 3:4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You …
… As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.” God forbid: yea, let God be true, but …2 Thessalonians 1:6 After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict …
… affliction those who afflict you, since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to …1 Thessalonians 3:4 Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; …
… , in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know. For verily, when we were with …2 Corinthians 6:4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in …
… everything, rather, we are commending ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses; but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, …
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