Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];
Hebrews 10:23 AMP
The Inspiration:
The words of today address people Paul refers to as 'believers'. These are a unique set of people who have come to the reality of their helplessness and hopelessness outside God. They have come to know Jesus as the Son of God, and have also accepted him as Lord and Saviour. This is the foundation to the rest of the verse. There is trouble ahead: the signs that we see daily are testament to the end of the times we are in. Everything God predicted about the end times are upon us, and they are happening with regularity and precision. How do I prepare the right way so that the return of Jesus can meet me the right way? Today's verse tries to provide the answers, and parts of it are steadfast endurance, faith, hope and trust in the unfailing word and nature of God. You can't go wrong with these.
The Expectation:
Times that will test the quality and depth of your faith will come. It is not a matter of IF but WHEN. If you truly belong to Christ, you know the tests are coming, and God who calls will supply all that you need to stand well, and to remain standing to the end. I must therefore live daily dependent on the supply of God's grace for the journey ahead. I don't get a reward for a good start, but the reward is for a good end. I have to hold on to the hope that is born out of faith in the finished work of salvation on the cross. I must seize and hold on: there is a part for me to play. God is always faithful to His promise, as it is very impossible for God to lie or to say what He does not mean. Think of all He has done and given, and then consider that if He could give all of Himself, what else won't He give?
The Conclusion:
If there was no danger of it slipping away or complacency setting in, I will not be warned to hold tightly. The devil knows the value of the reward of eternity, and He will do all He can to distract, deflect, deny and destroy. That is his modus operandi: deny who God is and says and then take from us that which God has already given us. Let it be known that God is faithful: He will not promise that which He has no intention of keeping. I keep my gaze steadily on the One whose nature is True and Faithful. His consistency through the a ages is the reason why I can be at rest, sure that whatever God allows will work for my good. As I look to all that is ahead, I do so with joy and a settled heart, because I know who has called me His own and planted me where I can represent Him properly. What of you? God's time of favour is here.
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