"God himself will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you," 1 Peter 5:10.
After you've suffered a little while, that is. Nobody likes to suffer, especially if the little while feels like a long while. An unbearably long while. That line comes just after the line that says to resist the devil. Resist the lion-like devil?! How do you do that?! Really not too hard, really: Keep believing in Jesus. No exorcism rituals; no weird magical spells; no extraordinary feats of valor. Just be firm in the faith. The sufferings we go through are just part and parcel of faith in this world. Jesus suffered. Just part of the deal. So, believe this: Heaven has received the Risen Jesus. Jesus anticipates God's restoration time, when every eye will see Jesus coming down through the clouds. God himself will restore. Himself will do it.
With a brother or sister today, in the storm, we declare that salvation belongs to our God! And, together, we praise Him Who sits on the throne and the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world.
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