Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. — Hebrews 10:35

There are times in life that are hard. They can’t be avoided. The Lord’s salvation and our relationship with him are put to the test at those times. It’s one thing to sing “It is well with my soul” at the end of a peel-the-paint worship service. It’s quite another to be able to sing it when your house is auctioned off on the courthouse steps, you find out you have a long-term illness that makes you weak, or you lose a child to death. If Faith goes on vacation while we’re traveling through the suburbs of hell, we’ll never get out. So don’t get rid of it. Persevere! Keep putting one foot in front of the other and trust that God will give you the strength to take the next step. No matter how hard things are right now, don’t give up and give in to hopelessness. Be like Job or Jeremiah, who argued with and complained to God but never gave up on God. Don’t quit. Christ is coming, either for you with grace or for all time in glory. He is just around the corner.

 

Thought

There are times in life that are hard. They can’t be avoided. The Lord’s salvation and our relationship with him are put to the test at those times. It’s one thing to sing “It is well with my soul” at the end of a peel-the-paint worship service. It’s quite another to be able to sing it when your house is auctioned off on the courthouse steps, you find out you have a long-term illness that makes you weak, or you lose a child to death. If Faith goes on vacation while we’re traveling through the suburbs of hell, we’ll never get out. So don’t get rid of it. Persevere! Keep putting one foot in front of the other and trust that God will give you the strength to take the next step. No matter how hard things are right now, don’t give up and give in to hopelessness. Be like Job or Jeremiah, who argued with and complained to God but never gave up on God. Don’t quit. Christ is coming, either for you with grace or for all time in glory. He is just around the corner.

 

Prayer

Today is a good day, holy and mighty God. But I am acutely aware that some of the people I care about are on the verge of losing faith in your love, mercy, grace, peace, and deliverance. Please use me to boost their morale. Furthermore, I beg you, oh Father, to renew their hearts through the power of your Holy Spirit. I ask that you directly step in to alter the situation, bring them comfort, and let them know of your kind presence. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.