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Bible in a Year:
\nNumbers 20\u201322 Mark 7:1\u201313
\nSuffering produces endurance.<\/p>\n
Romans 5:3 esv
\nToday’s Scripture & Insight:
\nActs 27:27\u201338
\nErnest Shackleton (1874\u20131922) led an unsuccessful expedition to cross Antarctica in 1914. When his ship, aptly named Endurance, became trapped in heavy ice in the Weddell Sea, it became an endurance race just to survive. With no means of communicating with the rest of the world, Shackleton and his crew used lifeboats to make the journey to the nearest shore\u2014Elephant Island. While most of the crew stayed behind on the island, Shackleton and five crewmen spent two weeks traveling 800 miles across the ocean to South Georgia to get help for those left behind. The \u201cfailed\u201d expedition became a victorious entry in the history books when all of Shackleton\u2019s men survived, thanks to their courage and endurance.<\/p>\n
The apostle Paul knew what it meant to endure. During a stormy sea voyage to Rome to face trial for his belief in Jesus, Paul learned from an angel of God that the ship would sink. But the apostle kept the men aboard encouraged, thanks to God\u2019s promise that all would survive, despite the loss of the ship (Acts 27:23\u201324).<\/p>\n
When disaster strikes, we tend to want God to immediately make everything better. But God gives us the faith to endure and grow. As Paul wrote to the Romans, \u201cSuffering produces endurance\u201d (Romans 5:3 esv). Knowing that, we can encourage each other to keep trusting God in hard times.<\/p>\n
By: Linda Washington<\/p>\n
You can make an impact today.<\/p>\n
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\nReflect & Pray
\nWhat\u2019s your usual response to hardship? How can you encourage someone who\u2019s going through difficult times?<\/p>\n
Heavenly Father, I need Your help to keep going, even when it\u2019s tough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bible in a Year: Numbers 20\u201322 Mark 7:1\u201313 Suffering produces endurance. Romans 5:3 esv Today’s Scripture & Insight: Acts 27:27\u201338 Ernest Shackleton (1874\u20131922) led an unsuccessful expedition to cross Antarctica in 1914. When his ship, aptly named Endurance, became trapped … Continue reading