March 5 | Daily Devotion | God Is Faithful In Every Temptation | Zac Poonen
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Summary
The speaker assures the listeners that God will never allow them to face anything too difficult to bear, promising grace and help through every trial. He shares personal testimonies of enduring illness (Asma) and seasickness, drawing parallels to Jesus's own suffering, noting that Jesus was
Outline
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God never allows more than you can bearBelievers can trust that God will always provide grace and a way of help to endure any situation, removing the need to complain about the future.
Facing unexpected asthma after moving to BangaloreRecounting a personal trial from 1972, the speaker describes moving to Bangalore on God's leading only to suffer severe asthma that made it impossible to lie down at night.
The difficult earthly circumstances of JesusDrawing a parallel to Christ's birth among animals in low-surrounding conditions, the speaker notes that serving God often involves walking through suffering.
Testing faith through sicknessAlthough God eventually healed him of asthma, the speaker explains that he had to go through the test to see if he could trust God even when sickness followed God's leading.
Was Jesus and the apostles sick?Noting that godly figures like Paul and Timothy faced ongoing physical infirmities, the speaker introduces the idea that Jesus Himself experienced sickness.
Aquainted with sickness in Isaiah 53The speaker points out that the original Hebrew in Isaiah 53:3 translates to being acquainted with sickness, though translators avoided it due to disbelief.Isaiah 53:3
Carrying our sicknesses according to Matthew 8Connecting Isaiah's prophecy to Matthew 8:16, the speaker shows that Jesus healing the sick fulfilled the scripture that He carried our sicknesses.Matthew 8:16
Sickness is not always the result of sinClarifying that sickness is not inherently tied to personal sin, the speaker explains that Jesus had to be tempted in all points as we are, which includes physical sickness.
Jesus as our forerunner in every areaRecalling moments of feeling like dying from severe asthma and seasickness, the speaker concludes with thanksgiving that Jesus became a forerunner in every human experience.
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