How The Devil Prepares you for Ministry
In the gospel it says that the Spirit led Messiah into the wilderness to be tested of the devil. God works all things for good. He uses all things, even evil, for good, for good purposes. Even the enemy is used. Messiah was going to be tested by evil. It was that Messiah would come out of it approved for ministry. So really it was all part of preparing Messiah for His ministry. So, God even used the devil to prepare Messiah for ministry. So, too, in your life you will be attacked by the enemy. But God is using and will use all these things, even the attacks of the enemy, for your good. He will even use it to make you grow, conform you to His image and prepare you for the ministry and the calling that He placed you for. So, when you go through that trial, that test, remember it's not an accident. It is there for your good, pass the test, and it will prepare you to fulfill the calling that God gave you.
From Message #996 - How to Pass the Test
Accept every challenge today as a test, as a way to be proven worthy to rise in your calling. Use the test to grow stronger and trust deeper in God's plan for you.
