Hebrews 10:35-36 (NIV)
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will
be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere so that when you have
done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
There are some tough times that go with living. They're
inescapable. That's when our confidence in the Lord's salvation and our
relationship with him get tested! It is one thing to sing "it is well with
my soul" at the end of a peel the paint worship service, but it is quite
another to be able to sing it when they auction your house off at the
courthouse steps, you are told you have a long-term debilitating illness, or
you lose a child to death. Faith can't take a holiday when we travel through
the suburbs of hell or we'll never find our way out. So don't throw it away.
Persevere! Keep putting one step in front of the other trusting that God will
give you the strength for the next step. No matter how hard it is at the
moment, don't give up to despair. Be like Job or Jeremiah who both argued and
complained to God, but never let go of God. Don't quit. Christ is coming, for you
with grace or in glory once and for all, is just around the bend.
Thought for today:
Am I willing to fight for mine?
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