Endurance

Enlarging Your Steps

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. (Psalm 18:36 KJV)

Here is a promise for us that was an experience for David. Twice in the Holy Book he described his experience in these terms: God enlarging his steps. In his psalm recorded in 2…

Faith, Love, and Hope

We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 1:2–3)

Why I Believe in a Pre-tribulation Rapture

If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. (2 Peter 2:9)

Holy Determination, Day 5

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.
Matthew 18:1

Today I am asking us to pray for a spirit of godly strength and determination in our church to do what God has called us to do. Let’s…

He Whose Strength Is in God

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the rain covers it with pools, they go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.

How to Endure in Service

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

Prepare for Flat Tires and Rain

A Bicycler’s Guide to Discipleship: Prepare for Flat Tires and Rain

“We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

Acts 14:22

When We Feel Helpless

I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would…

Running with Endurance

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

Romans 5:3 (the New Living Translation)

The first week of track season in high school the coach sent us on long runs around the…

Pressing On

I press on…

Philippians 3:14

God has given us a role to play in our own obedience, the role of choosing to continue to follow Him. As human beings we each need a higher call and purpose in life, something that keeps us secure and stable in the midst of…