By Peter Kennedy
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” – 1 Peter 1:6
On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti and left the country in shambles. Few people were fortunate enough to leave, but the Desarmes family was able to evacuate two weeks after the mass chaos began. They had family in South America so Pierre Desarmes, age 34, used his contacts in Port-au-Prince to secure passage for his parents, two brothers and their families, and three cousins—nine in all—to fly south. They arrived in Santiago, Chile on January 23rd.
Then just one month later, they encountered one of the worst earthquakes in history on February 27th. Luigene Philomene, at age 43, was one of the older members of the family.
"God is looking for out for us," he said. "Our family didn't die in Haiti so they aren't going to die in Chile either."
We will all face various trials in our lives, but the purpose is to refine us and make us more like Jesus Christ. Today in prayer, give thanks for the trials in your life. Look to Jesus, the hope of our faith to endure them.
"God sometimes snuffs out our brightest candle so that we may look up to His eternal stars." - Vance Havner
God’s Word: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” – James 1:2-3
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