ENDURE TILL THE END – Tuesday October 4th
2016
Memorise: And ye shall be
hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved. Mark 13:13
Read: Mark 13:3-13, (KJV)
4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be
the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any
man deceive you:
6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and
shall deceive many.
7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye
not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be
famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you
up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be
brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no
thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye
that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and
the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall
cause them to be put to death.
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel
33:34, Psalms 73:18-28
The
Christian race is not a short one but a marathon; you know there is a finish
line but you can’t see it. Our Lord Jesus Christ did not hide this truth from
us when He said:
“But of that day and hour knoweth
no man, no, not the angles of heaven, but my Father only.”
Matthew 24:36
To
endure suggests that one would have to live with some things that are not
compatible with our nature. This is a truth that some 21st century
believers are not ready to live with. Our Lord Jesus Christ said that we should
come and learn of Him. In the process of learning from Him, we must take His
yoke upon us. The burden of our Lord Jesus Christ is justice, righteousness;
love for God and acceptable service of humanity, particularly those in the
household of faith. Open Heavens 4 October 2016:-Endure Till The End. The Bible
says:
“As we have therefore
opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the
household of faith.”
Galatians 6:10
What
calls for endurance in Christian walk and why should we endure? Jesus Christ
confronted the people of old about the fact that they hated Him, because He
stood for the truth which His Father sent Him to tell the world.
“… If ye were Abraham’s children,
ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath
told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham … If God
were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God;
neither came I of myself, but he sent me.”
John 8:39-40, 42
Against
this background, our Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples and us by extension,
that He was sending us forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, and that we
should be as wise as serpents, and as harmless as doves. He went further to
tell us what was to come:
“And ye shall be hated of all men
of my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”
Mathew 10:22
Beloved,
as we journey through the wilderness of this world towards our heavenly home,
don’t let us forget that this way is a narrow one. It takes a lot of discipline
and self-denial to scale through successfully. Straight is the gate and narrow
is the way according to the Words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us forge ahead
and the Lord will see us through to the heavenly Canaan in Jesus’ name.
Whatever situation that may warrant your backsliding shall be destroyed this
day in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Go into the world today and obtain your
victory in Jesus’ name. 4 October 2016 open heavens
Prayer Point
Father, please see me through
the journey of life and don’t let me perish with the world.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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