Bible Verse of The Day – 2-26-19

2 Timothy 2:12 (NKJV) 12 If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

If we endure, we will also reign with Him.

Endure, withstand, bear, tolerate, brave, suffer, persist.

These are all words indicating a struggle or suffering of some kind.

As we follow Christ on this earth, we will face trials at times because of our faith. This doesn’t always mean faith-induced face-to-face persecution. But because we are a believer, we may have to make choices that we would otherwise not make if we were not believers.

Living by the Spirit of God requires us to make moral choices that tend to largely go against the grain of today’s thinking. These choices can cause us to take paths that may be more difficult than other paths just by the nature of the choice itself.

We may even face occasional loss because of those choices. We may lose friends. We may lose income. We may lose any number of other things. But we will not lose our walk with God, our Sustainer.

Interestingly, verse 12 tells us that if we do choose to endure, we will reign with Him. But if we give up, and we choose to deny Him, He will also deny us.

These are some pretty tough words. They are words that should cause us to wake up when we read them or hear them. These words should shake us from our slumber.

But we need to remember that He never, ever expects us to endure alone, or by our own strength. He has given us His spirit to help us and comfort us.

John 14:16 (TLB) 15-16 “If you love me, obey me; and I will ask the Father and he will give you another Comforter, and he will never leave you.

So, take heart. Press in to Him.

Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you (James 4:8).

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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