Monday's Moment

1 Peter 5:10-11

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

¹¹ To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Good morning - Marvelous Monday!!

While I was reading in II Thessalonians this morning, I noticed two verses - I Thessalonians 2:17, and I Thessalonians 3:3 - both containing the word stablish. Then, the above verses from I Peter 5 came to mind, so I chose them as my focus verses today. 

God, The God of ALL grace, will perfect, stablish, strengthen, and settle us - AFTER we have suffered for awhile. Suffering hurts, and is something we shy away from in this life, but it is an inevitable part of our sojourn here on this earth. Everything unpleasant that we go through in this life is for our ultimate good, even though we may never understand the process.

But, after the suffering, God will perfect us - the definition for this word is to "make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible." Much like the refining of gold and silver removes impurities, so our testing removes impurities from us.

Stablish (or establish) - the definition is to "put (someone or something) in a position, role, etc., that will last for a long time." We definitely desire to be in our role as a Christian for a long time, don't we?

Strengthen - means to "make (someone or something) stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc." I like this definition as I truly desire to become more forceful in my fight against the enemy of my soul, and definitely more effective!

Settle - here are two definitions for this word: "1) to end (something, such as an argument) by reaching an agreement; 2) to move to a place and make it your home." Wow! We are settled by the God of all grace - there's no more argument that He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life - and I am going to follow Him all the days of my life! Also, I have moved into this spiritual place as a Christian and have called it my home - until I reach my eternal home - heaven!

As I type the last words of this blog post, an old song is being played on our Sirius/XM radio -  "Standing on the Solid Rock" (by the Kingsmen):

Chorus

I'm standing on the Rock of Ages

Safe from every storm that rages

Rich, in love I'm rich, but not from Satan's wages

Standing on the Solid Rock

How appropriate; how very like God for the song to come on just as I was writing about being settled!

God bless your Monday, making it more than Marvelous - because He is our Maker!!

Lord willing, I'll see you tomorrow for another spoonful!