Tag: endurance
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A Growing Faith
1 Peter 1:3-6 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who…
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The Suffering of the Believer
1 Peter 1:6 “. . . now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials . . .” One of the most wonderful things about the Bible is that it gives us God’s perspective on things. If you are a believer, that perspective changes everything. In 1 Corinthians 2:16, Paul tells…
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When Things Make No Sense
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding” The Bible says so much to us in its economy of words. That’s why we are to meditate on it. We aren’t to quickly pass by what it says. One such example is the verse above. It’s…
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Wait for It!
Habakkuk 2:3 “. . . wait for it” How many times have you seen the words above as part of a YouTube video or Facebook post? Usually, it’s telling us to wait until the end because something very funny or surprising will happen in that videoclip, although it might at first not seem so. Bet…
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Will It Be Worth It All?
James 5:8 “Be patient . . . for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” Hebrews 11 has come to be known as “the faith chapter.” In it we are given numerous examples of believers who, through the ages, lived by faith. They were people like Moses who chose to wander in the wilderness…
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Are You a Lazy Christian?
2 Peter 1:5-8 “Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Do…
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To Finish Well
2 Samuel 1:19 “How the mighty have fallen!” The Bible is full of examples of the great victories of the people of God. We read of Daniel in the lion’s den; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace; and David and Goliath. They are wonderful stories of triumph. But the Bible is also full…
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Running the Race
Hebrews 12:10-12 “He disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees” You do realize, don’t you, that the ultimate…
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Christ’s Disciples
Hebrews 12:5-7 “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ’My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.’ It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating…
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Divinity’s Examples
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” Have you ever wondered why the God Who knows everything and sees everything chose to…
To Encourage You 