"If you have raced with people on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?" ~ Jeremiah12:5
"God made it clear that Jeremiah’s ministry would not be easy; it would be like running a difficult race. He would begin by competing with foot soldiers, but they would soon be replaced by racehorses, and what man or woman can run faster than a racehorse? God was telling Jeremiah that his ministry would get harder, not easier. Running on the footpaths was one thing, but what would he do in “the jungle of the Jordan” where there were no easy paths and where he might confront ferocious beasts? That was the bad news. The good news was that, as he faced these new challenges, he would draw upon God-given abilities he didn’t know he had! The challenges would mature him in his character and his skills. God doesn’t pamper His leaders, but He does test them so He can better equip them (Heb. 13:20–21). The familiar adage is still true: “The will of God will never lead us where the grace of God cannot sustain us and enable us.”" ~ Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Leader for God
My fellow pastor, I pray that the many challenges that you may be facing today will only lead to even greater abilities to gain new ground for His kingdom!
Because our labor is never in vain,
~ PJVS
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