Faithful to The End

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Good morning, Lord

Verse of the Day:    2 Peter 1:4

by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Memory verse: Romans 8:32 ►He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?  

Today's reading: DEUTERONOMY 19-21 MARK 13:21-37

Faithful to the end

Mark 13:12; Jesus says "...if you are faithful to the end";

 2 Timothy 1:7 says we have been given a spirit of 'power, love, and self control.

Faithful to the end and self-control are the same thing. We have been given the faith and we must set our jaws like rock and trust God. While all this pain and sweat is going on, what are our lives really like? Jesus said our lives are abundant and that our joy should be full. So we go out and work for abundant life and full joy? No. These cannot be earned. These are not payment for being good people. These are realized as a result of our being faithful in seeking God's kingdom, Matthew 6:33.(all these things...)

John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

John 16:24 Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.

Our joy may be full-might be full-both imply that we have a part in the completion of these promises. Faithfulness is our part. Taking up our own cross daily and then following heartbeat to heartbeat as we seek God's kingdom-as we follow His leading-consistently obedient-consistent confessing when we sin-prayer, meditation, Bible immersion, breaking bread with the saints-all are part of walking in this earthly life as aliens in this world-members of His kingdom.

God's message today is that it is always going to get worse in the world-but His life-His abundant life-His sustaining power and peace will deliver us.

Deuteronomy 11:13 So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14 then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains,

He will bring the rain that blesses our lives in all things.

...because He loves us...

Father in Heaven,

I confess my weak resolve to following you. Help me to set my face like flint-I will not be put to shame.

Great God of patience and peace and full joy!

In the name of Jesus,

Amen