The Faith to Persevere

May 8th, 2013 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

Because you have kept My command to persevere . . . —Revelation 3:10


Perseverance means more than endurance— more than simply holding on until the end. A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, but our Lord continues to stretch and strain, and every once in a while the saint says, “I can’t take any more.” Yet God pays no attention; He goes on stretching until His purpose is in sight, and then He lets the arrow fly. Entrust yourself to God’s hands. Is there something in your life for which you need perseverance right now? Maintain your intimate relationship with Jesus Christ through the perseverance of faith. Proclaim as Job did, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15).

Faith is not some weak and pitiful emotion, but is strong and vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. And even though you cannot see Him right now and cannot understand what He is doing, you know Him. Disaster occurs in your life when you lack the mental composure that comes from establishing yourself on the eternal truth that God is holy love. Faith is the supreme effort of your life— throwing yourself with abandon and total confidence upon God.

God ventured His all in Jesus Christ to save us, and now He wants us to venture our all with total abandoned confidence in Him. There are areas in our lives where that faith has not worked in us as yet— places still untouched by the life of God. There were none of those places in Jesus Christ’s life, and there are to be none in ours. Jesus prayed, “This is eternal life, that they may know You . . .” (John 17:3). The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering. If we will take this view, life will become one great romance— a glorious opportunity of seeing wonderful things all the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.

 

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May 8, 2013

Lord, thank you for the devotional and music; it is a very good way to start my day; proclaiming that whatever comes my way, I will trust You. Reminders like this in the morning are great ways to start my day, being reminded that whenever I am intimately connected to you, I need not be shaken, and I will not be moved. Thank you for the reminder Lord.

And God says…”Recall the days and weeks when you thought you could not go on, but you did. Recall the times when you had no idea which way to turn, so you turned to Me.  Recall your fear and anxiety that turned to overwhelming joy when you observed what I can and will do in your life.  Trust in Me, and know that I will only allow the fire to touch you enough to strengthen and purify you. I am the refiner of your life. And recall this…if I loved you enough to give my life why would I not give you every good thing that is good for your life now?  Celebrate your circumstances, recall my love and trust in Me. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

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