Instead of your shame you will receive a double
portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will
be yours.
عوضا عن خزيكم ضعفان وعوضا عن الخجل يبتهجون بنصيبهم. لذلك
يرثون في ارضهم ضعفين. بهجة ابدية تكون لهم.
Isaiah 61:7
God sent these promises and words of encouragement to His people when they were going through a very difficult time in the Old Testament.
The question I asked myself was: do these words apply to us; the believers in His Son and our Redeemer; today? Do they apply to the Christians who are persecuted and beheaded for their faith all over the world today? Do these words apply today to any Christian believer who is facing personal challenges?
I believe they do because our Lord is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. God is always faithful to His Word. Let us rejoice then because our God will give us restoration and make all things better above and beyond our expectations.
“We
know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who
are the called according to His purpose.”
ونحن نعلم ان كل الاشياء تعمل معا للخير للذين يحبون الله الذين هم مدعوون حسب قصده.
Romans 8:28
I invite you to
repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and Your
unfailing, deep, inseparable, and everlasting love. Thank You for Your
faithfulness and wisdom. Abba, please strengthen my faith and help me to stay
obedient to You so that I can receive what You promised as a double portion of
blessings for my challenges in every area of my life. O’Lord guide and direct
my steps to Your everlasting joy. Lord I pray for all the Christian believers
in the world who are suffering because of their faith. Let all things work
together for good for them and grant them a double portion of peace and joy. In
Jesus’ name I pray. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, the
blessings, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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