Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, January 25, 2018

QT 25 Jan 18, 1 Pet 4:17, Suffering today is a believer's judgment. Wrath in the future is not.

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Date
Passage
Key Verses(s) [Optional]
Basic Thing(s) Taught
Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)
Prayer Response
NA
1/25
1 Pet 4
1 Pet 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
We, believers, are being judged in this life. And God is using the suffering to make us stronger. There is another judgment coming for the world and it is distinctly for those who refuse to believe.
Life is not the way God intended. Evil rules. Sin destroys. I am part of this mess called Adam's seed (or the human race). But I have been redeemed and my reward is in heaven, not here on earth.
Father, thank you for the pain. It has been good, but I still would never choose it. Thank you too for the good things that you give. Be merciful to me. I am undeserving of your grace.
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