Today’s Verse for Wednesday, September 23, 1998

We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering
produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.

–Romans 5:3-4

THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE… I remember the old Corrie ten Boom
line, "Thank God for the fleas." The fleas kept the German
soldiers out of the barracks in the concentration camp where she was
imprisoned. This allowed her to minister and visit with those who were
being persecuted. There she could show and share Jesus.

MY PRAYER… Mighty God, I confess that I get impatient and
frustrated with difficulty, pain, and suffering. Please give me more
compassion and a better listening ear, so that I may bless those who
need love and grace.
Through Jesus I ask it. Amen.

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