JESUS CHRIST:      The Foundation of Our Faith      DELIVERED!        As God delivered and rescued the oppressed Children of Israel from the      Egyptians; just as God rescued and delivered Joseph from ALL his afflictions,      (from his brothers, from prison and from slavery); just as God delivered      Peter and Paul from the king's hand and from evil people who desired to      destroy them, so God too, will deliver us from this present evil world through      Christ Jesus our Lord.        Galatians 1:4           Who gave himself for our sins, that he might           deliver us from this present evil world, according           to the will of God and our Father:           5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.         Jesus gave himself for us so that we might be delivered from this PRESENT      evil world. We have been rescued from the world at hand NOW. I think      we all understand that when Jesus Christ returns, we will be rescued      and delivered from the world and the state we are in, in the future. Let's      not overlook the truth: we are delivered from this evil world NOW.   To stand in the peace of Christ and trust God for our promised deliverance is entirely up to you and me.        We can either look to God and put our total trust in Him when things are      difficult, or we can have hissy fits and temper tantrums, and we can      give up and wallow in self-pity during our afflictions.      What satan means for our evil and for our destruction, God will turn      around for our good.[Romans 8:24] Please do not give up. Faint      not in the day of adversity.      What would have happened if Joseph allowed himself to wallow in self-pity      and bitterness when he was in the pit in the ground, betrayed and rejected      by his brothers' hands? He would not have been promoted to Pharoah's right hand,      to be in the position to save the children of Israel from starvation during the      famine! Perhaps the Christ line would have been destroyed!      Joseph's deliverance took time.And then, just when things appeared      to be getting better for him, WHAMMY!!! Satan would slam him with something      else! But during the pit time, the prison time, the slavery time, and      through ALL his afflictions, Joseph remained faithful to God. He put his      trust in God, he stayed in fellowship with God, he had integrity, patience,      and persistance. NO MATTER WHAT AFFLICTION HE HAD TO ENDURE,      Joseph stayed consistant with God. THEN GOD TURNED IT ALL AROUND      FOR JOSEPH'S GOOD.        It is written, "Our light affliction is but for a moment." [ 2 Cor. 4:17]      "You will reap in due season if you faint not." [Galatians 6:9]      "…in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us."       [Romans 8:37]      We are delivered through Christ. Let us trust God faithfully through all our      afflictions in this present time. AMEN.      -Carol Kenreigh

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