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Faith
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory” (1 Peter 1:7-8).
Faith in God enables us to be steadfast against the attacks of the enemy. We may have true faith, but, when the trial comes, the qualities of faith, submission, patience, steadfastness, confidence and dependence upon God become real. We are apt to think that a time of deep trial may prevent us from following and serving our Lord and from actively encouraging one another and going on in fellowship together. But these are thoughts that the enemy would seek to implant in our minds. Whatever the trials we may have to pass through in this life, we have in Christ an Object for our affections; One we can trust, though we do not see Him with the natural eye; One in whom we rejoice with a joy that is a foretaste of the coming glory. In the midst of trials, we have an unfailing resource in Christ.
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