Have you ever had any tribulation?

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Date: September 7th 2011

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Today's Bible Verse:

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." Romans 8:18

Tribulation

Have you ever had any tribulation?

That may seem like a silly question. After all, what sane human being can say he or she hasn't had to carry some kind of life's burden?

This really takes me to a little bit of word explanation: tribulation.

In ancient Rome, grain was separated from husk by riding over the sheaves in a crude cart. Instead of wheels, the cart had rollers to which sharp stones and rough bits of iron had been attached.

Those rough rollers tore the valuable grain from the worthless chaff. This cart was called a "tribulum." That's where we get the word "tribulation."

It's quite possible that today you feel as if God were running over you with rough, iron-and-stone-studded rollers. If so, you know tribulation.

Of course, we also need to remember that tribulation can have a purpose. It always has a high purpose when it is perceived from God's perspective and point-of-view.

According to God's plan, tribulation can come because He wishes to separate the valuable you from the worthless stuff of this world. Remember, tribulation isn't designed just to hurt; it is allowed by a caring God to make you more special and of greater worth than you would have been if He had left you alone.

Oh, one other thing about tribulation, the Heavenly Father sent His Son to endure a life of tribulation -- our tribulation -- so we might have an eternity without that burden.

Pastor Ken Klaus Lutheran Hour Ministries http://www.lhm.org/ all rights reserved; not to be duplicated without permission.

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