Endurance

 Endurance

Guest Blog by Gary Riedel

S - SCRIPTURE: 

Revelation 13:10b Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the Saints.

O - OBSERVATION: 

The terrible times that are prophesied earlier in this chapter certainly calls for patience endurance and steadfast faith for God’s children. The truth is it has always been that way, it was that way for Joseph when he was sold into slavery, it was that way for Moses when he lead the Children of Israel, it was that way for David, for Daniel, and numerous others. In the end times, the temptation to deny Jesus will be greater than ever. How do God’s people hang on to 

saving faith?

A - APPLICATION: 

I wanted to answer that question here, where we apply it to our daily lives. We begin with faithful consistent prayer. Being in regular, habitual prayer to our God keeps our relationship with Him current and up to date if you will. To be apathetic in our relationship to God is to drift into dangerous waters. Secondly, we daily read and STUDY God’s Word. So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Romans 10:17. For a faith that endures the tough times, there is no better practice than regular, consistent and daily study of God’s Holy and Precious Word. One more practice that works for me is regular worship with the fellowship of believers as outlined in Acts 2:42. Few of us are strong enough to go it alone but with the encouragement of our fellow believers, our faith is built up, and by God’s Grace patient brave endurance says a resounding NO to the wiles of the evil one.

P - PRAYER: 

Gracious Father, help us to be regular in our worship, in our prayer, and in our study of Your powerful Word, so that we can with endurance run our race unto the end, with eyes always on the prize that neither moth nor rust will decay. In Jesus Name, Amen