For those of us who are involved in spreading the gospel, each of us in our own way, we, too, must fight the good fight, keep the faith, and finish the race, and then, we, too, will receive our reward.
The Reward
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Endurance
That Old Lock
Isn’t it true that the most discouraging trails we ever go through happen when we are doing God’s will? Spiritual endurance is vital!
Survivor
No wars or famine in North America; but there have been rough spots. But Jesus was always here, He will never leave us — especially during the hard times!
The Source of Our Endurance
"Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships,...
God’s Love is Better Than Life…
"You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water." (Ps. 63:1 NIV)I grew up in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge Occupation. I remember that on April 17, 1975, it was announced...
The Father Who Enables us to Finish
Finishing first place in a race or two appears impressive, but endurance is more important than performance. An impatient performer invariably forgets the importance Christ places on right pacing. From the scriptures below, it is clear that faithfully being a finisher...
Faith, Hope and Love A Poem
Faith, hope and love, Rains down from above, Angels shining like the stars, Pearls and rubies in their wings, Springs the rivers of delight. Our Father, Sits and listens, God, frankinsence and myrrh, Incense of prayers, Fragrance, Swirling, coiling, active, Whispers...
An Oak A Poem
I am called an oak; a pillar of righteousness; simply because My Lord has redeemed me, and I am blessed. I walk in ways of Ancient, I think upon the heavenly things; I am filled with Life's abundance, and all the joy that it brings. I see the moon, The stars perched...
Like an Eagle
There was a man out west who caught an eagle and kept it in confinement for 17 years. At last having to move a distance he advertised to sell all his goods at auction, and that at the close of the sale he would liberate this old eagle, captive for so long. People came...
Beans and Butterflies
Sitting on the dresser in my little boys' room is a jar with a dead caterpillar in it and a Styrofoam cup with a dried out bean plant laying in the dirt. Both of these items were carefully set there with high hopes and anticipation of beans and butterflies by each...