Morning by Morning, November 12, 2026 — “Through Many Tribulations”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. King of kings and Lord of lords, come rule and reign in my heart and life today (Revelation 19:16). …
“And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God’” (Acts 14:21-22).
On the one hand, this seems like a time of going through “many tribulations.” But on the other hand, it’s through the times of tribulation that we “enter the kingdom of God.” It’s through these times that we realize just how much or how little of the kingdom of God is in us already and how much is yet to be formed in us still.
“For indeed, the kingdom of God is within (us)” (Luke 17:21).
“For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17).
Can an election steal our peace and joy? Will we let the unrighteousness of a culture defile our spirits dedicated to the rule and reign of the Righteous and Holy One who lives in us?
No. These times of tribulation are only opportunities to seek You more deeply and to depend upon You more firmly. These are times to find out if our faith is built on solid rock or sand. These are times to “enter the kingdom of God” as we get more of the kingdom of God in us, more of the King of kings and Lord of lords ruling and reigning in us.
“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Romans 5:3-5).
Our hope is in You. Not an election. Certainly not our elected officials.
It’s precisely through “many tribulations” that we get to live out the truth in our lives that we sing from our hearts:
My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand: all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand. When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; in every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil…. His oath, His covenant, His blood, support me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay…. When He shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in Him be found: dressed in His righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand: all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand.
Lord Jesus, You’re the solid Rock on which I stand. May these times of tribulation only serve to produce more of Your perseverance, character, and hope in me and every one of us who call upon Your name and pray for Your kingdom to come—here in our hearts and here in our world—on earth as it is in heaven. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged this day. In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you stand firm on the solid Rock through whatever tribulations you go through in your world, finding the kingdom of God firmly established in you, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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