1st Peter 4: 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.
There are times when workers may be tempted by their employers, to violate the sacred hours of the Sabbath, and in some cases, where the employee might say a firm no, one’s job might end up on the chopping block. In such cases, God might deliver, as He often does, but, just in case persons get stuck between a rock and a hard place, know for certain that faith must be tested for tensile strength, before it can survive the rigors of the last days.
Therefore, the Christian must be prepared to suffer loss, if God sees fit, and faith will guide us to trust in His providences, as being the best and the only way forward. Trusting in God should never be viewed as one option amongst many. Instead, it should be the one and only way out. Our faith in God will have to be unswerving, and this can only occur when there is a deep and abiding relationship with Him.
In harmony with this fact, we will end our discourse with a passage of Scripture that encourages one and all to trust implicitly in God, even as the Bible might not paint a rose picture, or a preferred outcome in all instances.
1st Peter 4:14 If you be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you; for the spirit of glory, and of God rests upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part, he is glorified. 16 Yet if any man suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!