Hebrews {10:30} For we know him that hath said, Vengeance[belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. Andagain, The Lord shall judge his people. {10:31} [It is] afearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.{10:32} But call to remembrance the former days, in which,after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight ofafflictions{10:33} Partly, whilst ye were made agazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly,whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.{10:34} For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, andtook joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing inyourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduringsubstance. {10:35} Cast not away therefore yourconfidence, which hath great recompence of reward.{10:36} For ye have need of patience, that, after ye havedone the will of God, ye might receive the promise. {10:37}For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, andwill not tarry. {10:38} Now the just shall live by faith: but if[any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure inhim. {10:39} But we are not of them who draw back untoperdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
*Not just back in the day of Jesus, not just back in the day of the apostles, not just back in the day of the reformation, not just back in your great grandparents day, not just back in your grandparents day, not just back in your parents day... you get the idea, it's not just for others this was written, it's a timeless message.
We can't cast away our confidence. We have need of patience. We need to do the will of God. Jesus will come in the fullness of time, he will.
We have to live by faith.
We can't draw back...we can't return to a former life, to a former covenant, to things the way they were. Once we are enlightened we can't become unenlightened. The tempter will tempt us to give up, to lose patience, to lose faith. Satan will do all in his power to try and get us away from God. He'll fight for you because he hates to lose even one person to God's love.
We won't draw back! We won't give up! We will hold fast to Jesus! Our lives may be pure living hell here and now, but we have to cling to Jesus for our future life with Him, the life that really matters, the life everlasting. All things here are temporary, all things here will pass, the good, the bad...all of it is temporary and fleeting in the grand scheme of things. What we call a lifetime is a mere stepping stone to eternity and it's for eternity we must keep our faith, that we must hold fast and not draw back.
May the Lord bless and keep us now and forever in Him, by His amazing grace and love, His mercy and forgiveness.
Amen.
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