Read: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (v. 7) A Kenyan proverb says, “However long the night
Read: James 1:2-12 Count it all joy . . . when you meet trials of various kinds. (v. 2) An African proverb says, “The child who has never traveled thinks
Read: Habakkuk 3:16-19 Though the fig tree should not blossom . . . yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Read: Romans 5:1-10 . . . knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. (vv. 3-4) When an athlete trains for a marathon, every sore
Read: Isaiah 30:15-21 In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. (v. 15) Just as Elijah heard God not in the
Read: Matthew 6:25-34 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (v. 33) A bird never plants or harvests,
Read: Galatians 5:1-10 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (v. 1) A bird released from its
Read: Hebrews 12:12-29 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble. (v. 15) Bitterness is
Read: Luke 15:11-24 When he came to himself . . . he arose and came to his father. (vv. 17, 20) Repentance is like a door that can only open
