Your Storm Brother

Friday, April 12, 2024

Proverbs 17:17 says, "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." A brother is born for hard times, not just for the good times. In the good times, having a brother is good, but a true brother is born in the times of hardship, to stand with you when no one else will. That's the most important time for being a brother. If you're born again, you're the brother of Messiah. You're born for times of adversity, to show yourself true not just when everything seems fine, but also in times of testing. You're born not to abandon, forsake, or deny Him, but to stand with Him all the more in adversity, trouble, and persecution. When times are tough in your life, that's when you should show your true devotion to Him in your brotherhood. When you go through a trial, don't despair. Praise and bless Him all the more; He's your brother and you're His. You'll be blessed because you were born as His brother. A brother is born for adversity and He will stand in your adversity just as well.

From Message #997 - The Storm Brother