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Taken aside…In 1666, John Bunyan was imprisoned for unlicensed preaching. What came out of that dark, damp Bedford jail in England? Out of his captivity came Bunyan’s Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and the most famous of all Christian allegories Pilgrim’s Progress.
Taken aside…Out of years of service in Japan and China, as a missionary in the early 1900s, and out of the imprisonment of her husband’s sickness and subsequent death, came Mrs. Charles E. Cowman’s beautiful, classic devotional Streams in the Desert.
Taken aside…Catherine Marshall, at the age of 33, suffered two years of physical imprisonment with a life-threatening bout of tuberculosis. When her husband Peter died, she took care of their nine-year-old son Peter, Jr. Out of her suffering, she authored over 20 books, among them the well-loved Christy.
Taken aside…Paul, imprisoned. The most fruitful period of his ministry. What did he do? He praised God as a prisoner, not of disease or circumstance, but as a prisoner of the Lord. Out of those times came his letters of encouragement to the churches, giving untold generations the books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and possibly Hebrews.
Have you been taken aside by some life-shattering circumstance? Do you trust that God will be with you through it and use whatever imprisonment you might be suffering for the benefit of others?
***I hope you don’t mind this rerun. I’ve been breaking in a new computer and forgot what day it was! {sigh}
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such a hard, but good, lesson friend. thank you.
It is a hard lesson, Emily. I know it well. I’m honored to have you visit. Thank you so much. Blessings to you!
People are imprisoned and broken by different things; one man’s prison is not anothers. I don’t think I could carry on if I didn’t think that God had a plan for me, for all of this, that He loved me – that has carried me through all the things that have challenged me – big and little things:) Blessings friend – praying that you feel God’s great care, great plan, great companionship within the challenges you face!
Thank you, my sweet friend. I always enjoy your words, no matter where I read them, even in your comments. Always a blessing. Bless you!
Loved this Lynn…timely word
Hope u r doing well, big hugs xoxo
Hello, sweet Aimee! I’m so happy to have you visit. Thanks so much for your kind words. Bless you!
Lynn, I SO needed to read this today! I don’t care that it’s a “rerun,” because I never saw it the first time. God knows what’s going on in my heart and knew I’d need this bit of encouragement. Thank you, dear Sister in the Lord.
May the Lord bless you as much as you have blessed me today!
~Anna
Oh, Anna, I am so blessed to know this was an encouragement to you. Thank you, sweetie, for your comment and especially the blessing. And blessings in return to you. Love you!
hard lesson, beautiful post ( as always) Thank you for sharing at the hop xo
A word in due season, my dear. Thank you.
So glad, Deborah. Happy you stopped by. Saying a prayer for you. Blessings to you!