Foreknown Exhortation

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In one capacity or another every believer can and should maintain a perpetual amount of “joy” and “gratitude” if there is to be normal spiritual “growth” in the Lord Jesus (Phl 4:4; 1Th 5:18). It would be falsely sought in presenting cause to withhold these two cherished attributes toward God—as there is nothing in which the Father does not mean good for us, seeing all is orchestrated as such concerning every situation; and maturity here accords with the level of understanding Romans 8:28, that this promise is availingly true and operates unceasingly every moment for the believer.

In trusting God that all is for learning and never for punishment (rather loving chastisement), there’s nothing excusable against knowing His desire is always for us to joy in and be thankful in all that occurs in our life. Thus, one can welcome each day with the assurance that it has been planned for the benefit of your growth in your faith; as faith is solely in this present life and will be unnecessary in the next, which will be walking by sight and no longer by faith!