Triumph in troubled times

Introduction

These are uncomfortable times. In modern times we have all come to know trouble in the world and we have our own trouble.

• Job 14:1ܐܝܘܒܼ ܝܕ:1 
• Psalm 22:11ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܟܒ:11 
• Ecclesiastes 2:18, 23ܩܘܗܠܬ ܒ:18، 23 

Some thoughts about the good things about the trouble

1)      God is in “the trouble”.ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܼܠܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܵܐ

• Isaiah 46:10-11ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡܘ:10 – 11 
• Lamentations 3:37-39 ܐܘܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܓ:37 – 39 

2)      God is hidden in it. We don’t know the specific purpose of God in what He does

• Amos 3:7ܥܡܘܣ ܓ:7 
• Isaiah 45:15ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡܗ:15 
• Job 42:5-6ܐܝܘܒܼ ܡܒ:5 – 6 

3)      God tells us only what we need to knowܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܕܝܼܠܲܢ ܗܿܘ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܠܵܙܸܡ ܝܼܠܵܐ

• Ephesians 1:11ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܐ:11 
• Romans 8:28ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:28 

What then is to our good in a trial or in a trouble?ܛܵܒܼܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܵܐ

i)           Trouble tests the strength of our faith

• Deuteronomy 8:2ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܚ:2 
• Habakkuk 3:18-19ܚܒܼܩܘܩ ܓ:18 – 19 

ii)         Trouble comes to humble us

• II Corinthians 12:8-9ܒ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝܒ:8 – 9 

iii)       Trouble comes into our lives to wean us from the world

iv)       Trouble calls us to heavenly hope

• Romans 5:3-4ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܗ:3 – 4 

v)         Trouble reveals what or who we really love

• Genesis 22:1-10ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܒ:1 – 10 

vi)       Trouble lets God put His glory on display

• John 9:1-30  ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛ:.1 – 30 
• John 14:13-14ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܕ:13 – 14 

Conclusion       

I Peter 4:13ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕ:13