SCRIPTURE: Hebrews (NIV) 10:35 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. 37 For in just a very little while, “He who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
OBSERVATION: The Bible tells us what is real. It is not a book in which we can retreat from living in the real world. Living for God is not always easy. But we must not give up! Why? Because we will be richly rewarded! We need to persevere, to push through the hard times. Why? Because we will receive what He has promised! We must keep on waiting! Why? Because He is coming soon!!!
APPLICATION: Have you read about the rewards awaiting? Have you read the promises He has made? We must live like His word is true and His promises are believable. Even though we have not seen His promises completely fulfilled, we must live like they are already ours! Because they are!!!
I cannot remember my father ever saying this, but he lived his life as it is worth the struggle to follow the Lord!
It is not the great things we may be able to do that pleases the Lord. Living by faith and standing true pleases Him. Take note that when Jesus was doing the most to please His Father, He appeared a failure to the world, even to His disciples. But the cross set up the resurrection!
PRAYER: Lord, persevering and being faithful in the small things is the best way to prepare to be faithful in the big things. And I am discovering that all the small things added together are really the big thing! Help me to be faithful. Amen
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