TEXT:
2 SAM 9:1-13
TOPIC:
MY STRUGGLE HAS ENDED 2
Why Christian struggle
These among other reasons are why Christians struggle/suffer:
Ø For Gods
glory: John 9:3 says Jesus answered neither hath this man sinned nor his
parents but that the works of God should be made manifest.
This man had been blind since birth and had not been
able to do anything by himself and the all-knowing God said this is for the
glory of God, we can go through unpalatable things because of the glory of God.
Mephiboseth was going through a whole lot which negates his royalty status but
the end of the story awesomely brings glory to God as unveiled in our text.
Ø To mature us:
we learn more from: failure than success, sickness than from good health, and
times of scarcity than plenty. (Maturity
is not learnt in school but by experience(s) and encounters. Gbenga Aluko) We
grow through what we go through anonymous. Romans 5:3-4 More than that, we rejoice in
our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance produces character,
and character produces hope. James 1:2-3 says count it all joy, my brothers,
when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your
faith produces steadfastness.
Ø Our ignorance/slackness/Sin:
God did not package or create us (man) for struggle but sin did but thank God
for Jesus. Romans 5:12 says wherefore as
by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin and so death passed upon
all men for that all have sinned.
Ignorance is one of the most dangerous
and neglected weapon of the devil against us in this generation Hosea 4:6a my people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge.
Luke 18:38-40 tells of a blind man who was blind but
got the information that Jesus is passing cried with a loud voice even after
being cautioned he cried the more and got his sight via his doggedness and resilience
he caught the mercy, there is a dimension of being alert, determined and
decided backed up with concrete steps required to stem some struggling.
Sin is a source of most struggles in life
Ø To make us seek God:
it is natural that when a child comes in contact with something beyond him/her,
he/she naturally comes to the father/mother/guardian, the children of Israel
would always remember God in their different travails and struggle. Exodus 3:7 says And the Lord said, I have
surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt and have heard their
cry by reason of their taskmaster for I know their sorrows. .At times God permits struggle to get our
attention or get us to focus and seek him.
Ø It’s a requirement for success:
“The way up is down” there is usually a period of struggle preceding real,
godly and lasting success. Success isn’t picked on the floor it is worked for
and worked out and the period for work may be termed as a period of struggle.
Even Jesus while on earth did not break this principle, Phil 2:8-9 says and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.9.Wherefore God
also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name.
To be
continued
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