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We rightly speak of “claiming a promise” in regard to protection, deliverance, healing, and provision but ultimately our lives are in the great Promisekeeper’s hands.

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Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” We believe the suffering (tribulation) mentioned includes the full gamut of suffering.

Jesus made a remarkable promise in John 16:33 that many of us have memorized, “I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. Pain and sorrow are due to many reasons apart from persecution. But surely they had also prayed for James and Peter later died as a martyr as well. “ But prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church” and Peter was miraculously delivered. It seems the phrase, “ intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover” meant he would face the same ending (on this side) as James. This would be the experience of many of the early disciples and scores more throughout the church age right up to our present time.Īfter James’ death Peter was arrested. What a stunning reality must have hit the early believers, Christ’s words were coming true. This was the James in the “Peter, James and John” inner circle of Christ’s disciples. These words came painfully true relatively early on in the history of the church with Stephen’s stoning and later James’ death by sword (likely beheading) in our second daily text. You will be hated by all nations because of My name” (Matthew 24:9). For instance we probably don’t normally consider Christ’s words in our first daily text as a promise: “Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. God’s promises are for not only positive things in life but for experiences we often associate as negative as well. This in our view does not diminish as life progresses but can be especially faith shaking when you are younger. But especially during a time of loss or hardship we can have a hard time reconciling life’s realities with God’s promises. Yesterday’s lesson was on the promisekeeping God. He learned instead that people were comforted simply by his presence and participation in their loss.

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In his sermon that aired last Sunday he spoke of being a young minister and the frustration he felt thinking those whose loved one died expected him to have all the answers during a time of trial and sorrow. Michael Rogers is the recently retired pastor of our local conservative Westminster Presbyterian Church whom we have enjoyed listening to for many years on the local Christian radio station, WDAC. But all of them are hurting in one way or another and to some degree.ĭr. Some matters are acute, others chronic and ongoing.

Another friend’s wife has been enduring a long illness. A young man texted me who is going through a hard time. We spoke to a man who recently lost his father and now bears a burden for his mom. Last week we spoke to a lady whose mother was in critical condition in a local hospital and this week received word that she had died. We are starting a new company today that uses video for offsite workers so that will be new to us. We communicate not only face to face but also by phone, email and texts and in other settings. In our present form of chaplaincy ministry we meet many people and at any given time always have those who are going through something. So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church” (Acts 12:1,2). After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the days of Unleavened Bread. “About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church, and he killed James, John’s brother, with the sword.

“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. Listen to this message on your audio player. Message summary: During a time of loss or hardship we can have a hard time reconciling life’s realities with God’s promises.