16/08/2026
*⁸*THE WORD** 📖📖
*Speaker:* ELDER LAZARUS INYANG
*Translator:* DEACON WISDOM ISONG
*Theme* : *FROM SUFFERING TO BLESSINGS*
*TEXT:* Exodus 6 vs 1,
John 16 vs 33,
James 5 vs 8 - 9.
*LESSON EXPOSITION* 📖
📓📓. Exodus 6:1_ - "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh...'"
🎙️🎙️. God sees every form of suffering and bo***ge His people go through. Though the waiting may seem long and painful, He does not forget His word. The "Now" of God marks the end of delay and the beginning of divine intervention. What looked like defeat will turn to testimony because the Lord Himself has promised to act on behalf of His own.
📓📓. _John 16:33_ - "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
🎙️🎙️. The Lord Jesus was clear that trouble is part of life in this world. However, He did not leave us without hope. He calls us to take heart because He has already overcome the world. Our confidence is not in the absence of problems, but in the presence of Christ who has conquered all things. Therefore, no suffering can have the final say over the believer.
📓. _James 5:8-9_ - "You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. Don’t grumble against one another..."
🎙️🎙️. Between suffering and blessing is a season that requires patience and steadfastness. God calls us to stand firm and not grow weary, knowing that the Lord is near. We are also warned against grumbling and division, because unity preserves us until the blessing manifests. The Judge is at the door, which means our reward and breakthrough are closer than we think.
*SUMMARY:*
*God sees it. Christ overcame it. We must endure it. Then the blessing comes.*
*GOD* *_BLESS_* *YOU*