From the book “Truth For Today: A Daily Touch of God’s Grace” by John F. MacArthur

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. - Psalm 25:10

After delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, God continually guided them through the harsh obstacles of the Sinai desert. Moses reminded them: “‘[God] led you through the great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water. . . that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end'” (Deuteronomy 8:15-16).

That illustration, along with many others from Scripture, clearly demonstrates that the Lord often delays the good He Has promised to His own. God certainty didn’t lead the Israelites through forty years of challenging tests only to bring them to an evil end. Instead, He brought them good, even though He used a large amount of discipline and refining to accomplish it.

As Christians, we also can expect temporal hardships before realizing the final glory God has waiting for us. Paul reminds us that “our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:17).

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Truth For Today: A Daily Touch of God’s Grace by John F. MacArthur

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