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Proverbs chapter 24, verse 10,

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

Oh, there is so much here in this proverb,

especially when you think about the whole of Scripture,

but even just specifically what it's saying, just plain simple meaning.

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

The reality is in this fallen world, we all face adversity. We should not be surprised by adversity. And unfortunately,

there are versions of Christianity in the gospel and Bible teaching that leave people surprised

when they face adversity, that lead people to think, If you trust God, things will go well for you

in this world. If you trust God, you'll have health or success or favor in this way or that way in

this world, which is not what the Bible promises specifically in the New Testament, the new covenant.

Jesus tells us, in this world, you will have

tribulation. You will experience trial. Second Timothy, chapter 3, verse 12, everyone who wants to

live a godly life in Christ, Jesus will be persecuted. So not just trials in general, which

everybody experiences, you'll experience more trials because you're a follower of Jesus. So don't be

surprised by adversity and don't faint in it. Now, this is where it gets really interesting because

Proverbs 24 verse 10 says if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small, which is just

true. Adversity exposes our weakness. This is where we always just need to

tie every scripture with all of scripture. The reality is, 2 Corinthians chapter 12 comes to my mind.

Paul in the middle of adversity says, I ask God to take this away. And God said, no, my strength is sufficient for you in your weakness.

In other words, God says, yes, your strength is small, and I will be your strength.

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