I don’t know about you, but it is hard for me to appreciate our need to go through trials. Trials in life are hard to tolerate and endure! This is especially true when we are in the middle of them and see no end in sight. But as believers in Jesus, we have vital spiritual reasons to persevere under trials. One of the best reasons to hang onto our faith and spiritual passion when things are tough is God’s promise to give us the crown of life that can’t be taken away from us. I want to stand the test and receive the crown, don’t you? So, let’s persevere under trials! “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12.
August 4
August 3, 2026
This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you