Hold On!

So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. Hebrews 10:35‭-‬36 NLT

One of the greatest needs of man is a sense of security. Every parent wants to provide for the present and secure the future for the family. Physical needs are mostly the focus, but life has taught us that you really cannot secure any future until you know the One who owns and holds the future. The focus of today's extract were people who had lost so many earthly things because of their faith in Christ, but that did not do any harm to their joy, because their lives  were not defined by possessions.

In who/what is your confidence? Is it in the abundance of possessions, or on the certainty of your bank account balance? Recall Nebuchadnezzar, king one minute, grass-eating animal the next. Remember Israel, serious famine one night, super abundance of food the next. With God, what you hold now doesn't matter; it is who you know. When your confidence is in God, loss of possessions does not faze you.

Confidence in God is founded on knowledge and relationship, and it will be rewarded. Holding on to the end is what gets you the reward, not how much you have or earn. Things will shake you, situations will threaten your peace, trials will test your faith. In all, you must know, understand and pursue his will. It is the way to true life and the way to eternal reward.

A reward is coming. Things may not look good now, but with God, appearances can indeed be deceiving. Just at the next bend, a miracle and breakthrough is near. Just at the next turn, the dark tunnel ends and light beams. Hold on; with God, you are never alone or without help. His time of favour is here.