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A New Beginning
A New Beginning – Day 5

A New Beginning – Day 5

Peace with God in Hardship.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

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Tlotla e tlang

18Ke hopola hore bohloko ba nako ya jwale ha bo lokele ho lekanngwa le tlotla eo re tla e senolelwa. 19Dihlodilweng tsohle di lebeletse ka tlholohelo e kgolo ho bonahatswa ha bana ba Modimo, 20hobane dihlodilweng di beilwe pusong ya lefeela, e seng ka ho rata ha tsona, empa e le ka baka la ya di beileng pusong ya lona. Leha ho le jwalo, tshepo e teng ya hore 21le tsona dihlodilweng di tla lokollwa bokgobeng ba tshenyeho, di be le kabelo tokolohong e tlotlehang ya bana ba Modimo.

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23Hase tsona feela, empa le rona, ba neilweng Moya e le mpho ya ho qala ya Modimo, re fehellwa ka dipelong, re ntse re lebeletse hore Modimo a re amohele re le bana ba hae, mme a lopolle le mmele ya rona. 24Re pholositswe ka ho lebella ka tshepo, empa ho lebella se seng se le teng ha e sa le ho tshepa, hobane motho a ka lebella jwang seo a seng a ena le sona? 25Empa ha re tshepile ho fumana seo re esong ho be le sona, re se lebella ka mamello.

26Ka mokgwa o jwalo Moya o re thusa bofokoding ba rona, hobane ha re tsebe ho rapela ka mokgwa o tshwanelang, empa Moya ka bowona o re rapella ka mefehelo e ke keng ya bolelwa.

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28Jwale re a tseba hore ba ratang Modimo, ba bitsitsweng ka morero wa hae, tsohle di ba tlisetsa molemo. 29Bao a ba tsebileng e sa le pele, o ba kgethile e sa le pele hore ba tshwane le Mora wa hae, e le hore Mora e be letsibolo hara bana ba bangata ba Modimo. 30Bao a ba kgethileng e sa le pele, o bile o ba bitsitse; bao a ba bitsitseng, o bile o ba lokafaditse; bao a ba lokafaditseng, o bile o ba tlotlisitse.

Lerato la Modimo

31Jwale re tla reng ka ditaba tsee? Ha Modimo a eme le rona, ke mang ya ka re lwantshang?

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33Ke mang ya tla qosa bakgethwa ba Modimo, athe Modimo o a ba lokafatsa? 34Ke mang ya ka ba ahlolang, athe Kreste Jesu o ile a shwa, a ba a tsoha bafung, yena ya leng ka letsohong le letona la Modimo, ya bileng a re rapellang? 35Ke mang he, ya tla re arohanya le lerato la Kreste? Na ke matshwenyeho, kapa ditlallo, kapa tlhoriso, kapa tlala, kapa tlhobolo, kapa kotsi, kapa sabole?

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38Ke kgodisehile hore leha e le lefu kapa bophelo, leha e le mangeloi, leha e le meya e meng e busang kapa e matla, leha e le tse teng kapa tse tlang ho ba teng, 39leha e le tse hodimo kapa tse tlase, leha e le sebopuwa sefe kapa sefe, di ke ke tsa re arohanya le lerato la Modimo, leo a re bontshitseng lona ka Kreste Jesu, Morena wa rona.

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In the last few daily devotions we looked at unavoidable suffering, hardship and persecution that happens to believers. It is not merely hardship for the sake of hardship, but holds the promise of spiritual growth and reward.

In Romans 8:19-21 Paul shows us the glory that both people and the whole of creation can look forward to once this earthly suffering is finally past. The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. You see, in our revelation, the creation itself will be freed from corruption and will also taste the freedom and the glory that the children of God will experience.

Paul focuses then on we who have received the Spirit: We also groan as we wait for the day of our liberation and redemption, but we remain hopeful (Romans 8:23-25).

On days when we struggle to remain hopeful, God does not leave us on our own: “… the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.” (Romans 8:26).

Despite the bad things that happen to us, we have the assurance that; “… God works for the good of those who love him…” (Romans 8:28). How can it be otherwise? Those whom God has already chosen, he predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son (Romans 8:29). Furthermore, we are already justified and glorified (Romans 8:30).

Through a few searching questions and answers, Paul shows God’s unchanging and loving relationship with us: “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died – more than that, who was raised to life – is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” (Romans 8: 31,33-34)

And then Paul touches the heart of God’s nature when he asks: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8: 35,38-39)

In short in the face of trials and hardships, God’s love for you is steadfast! He is ready to reach out and help you!

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