2 Corinthians 11:28; Beside Those Things That Are Without
2 Corinthians 11:28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
The Apostle Paul faced much external opposition in the course of the gospel work. He was prepared of the Lord to weather these hardships in the strength of the Lord. The joy of the Lord was with him to encourage his heart to focus upon the fruit of the gospel labour, souls won to Christ’s kingdom and nurtured for eternal glory.
The sufferings that the Apostle Paul seemed not to have defeated his spirit of service for his Master but have energised him with a strength that he had not known within himself – Isaiah 40:28-31 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
God’s work cannot fail. His weary servants shall be given strength so that they will not faint nor grow weary.
- Simply trusting every day,
Trusting through a stormy way;
Even when my faith is small,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.- Refrain:
Trusting as the moments fly,
Trusting as the days go by;
Trusting Him whate’er befall,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
- Refrain:
- Brightly doth His Spirit shine
Into this poor heart of mine;
While He leads I cannot fall;
Trusting Jesus, that is all. - Singing if my way is clear,
Praying if the path be drear;
If in danger for Him call;
Trusting Jesus, that is all. - Trusting Him while life shall last,
Trusting Him till earth be past;
Till within the jasper wall,
Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Amen.