Thursday, August 3, 2017

Persistence — Part 1

Persistence is a word we hear all through life. Our parents encourage us to be persistent when things don’t seem to go right and we want to throw up our hands and give up trying. Our teachers tell us to persist when it came to learning and studying. “Nothing comes easy,” they say. Employers like employees that will persevere in their business and seek to overcome obstacles as they present themselves. But what about our Christian life? Here are some things that the Holy Scriptures admonish us to persist in:

“Fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12).

“Stand fast in the Lord” (Philippians 4:1).

“Hold fast” (Revelation 2:25).

“Watch and pray” (Matthew 26:41).

“Run with patience (endurance)” (Hebrews 12:1).

“Earnestly contend for the faith” (Jude 3).

“Press toward the mark” (Philippians 3:14).

“Endure hardness” (2 Timothy 2:3).

“Strive lawfully” (2 Timothy 2:5).