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 Worthy Brief - September 6, 2024 Does it seem that the tests are getting harder? Acts 14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. I don't know about you, but it seems that the tests we're going through are getting harder and harder. Do you remember when you took tests in high school? At the time they may have seemed hard. But imagine if you had to take an elementary school test when you were in high school. You'd probably think – oh this is so simple. So if it seems that the testing of your faith is more intense – it simply means that you're graduating to new levels of faith! Our faith is being tested, and as we pass each "faith" test, we're finding different means of being tested. I suppose in a few years, we'll look back and think to ourselves – wow that was a hard test, but now it doesn't look so difficult! If you're going

 Today's Daily Encounter Monday, September 16, 2024 Lessons from Plants The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they thrive in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, to declare, "The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him."1 Over the last few years, I have come to really like plants. When I first got married, I wanted to have a plant or two to brighten up my home, but somehow they never thrived under my watch. Either I would overwater them or forget about them altogether and before I knew it, I would have a sad looking, withered, or dried-up pile of leaves that would leave me feeling a little sad myself. I gave up on the idea for a while, until one day, about ten years later, I came across a cute little, leafy plant in a hanging basket while in the grocery store. Her outstretched leaves seem to say, "take me with you", and

 This Day's Verse 16th September 2024 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head.  Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.  The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.  In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. Job 1:20-22 The New International Version https://thisdaysthought.org/

 This Day's Thought 16th September 2024 Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it. William Penn https://thisdaysthought.org/