Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 248
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from an anonymous praise group singing … Perseverance … poignantly singing of how we Christians must “keep on keeping on” in our faith during times of trial.
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Highlight Passage: … James 2:12 [NLT] …
12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
… James shows God’s reward for perseverance during trials or suffering.
Highlight Passage (Context): … James 1:2-12 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… James exhorts fellow Christians to persevere in their (our) faith during times of trial.
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Reference Passage: … Matthew 24:13 [NLT] …
13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
… Jesus shows His followers the reward for those who endure in faith in Him
Reference Passage: … Romans 5:3-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shows fellow Christians (us too) how perseverance in faith during trials will yield the hope of glory.
Reference Passage </u>: … Galatians 6:9 [NLT] … </b>
9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
… Paul also encourages fellow Christians of God’s blessing for those who don’t give up in times of trial.
Reference Passage: … Hebrews 12:1 [NLT] …
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
… God, thru His Spirit in the book of Hebrews, shows how we Christians must set aside the sin which keeps us from running the race of faith with endurance.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ur Daily Bread author, Dave Brandon … AT THIS LINK … tells of toymaker Ole Kirk Christiansen, who endured WW2, two factory fires, and many other obstacles to build a legacy of success that we know of as the Lego industry (see photo), which has produced over 400 billion of the plastic toy pieces.
It’s s good illustration of the kind of legacy of faith which God’s word calls Christians to endure for the glory of God (see Scriptures above).
Our challenge: … Are we holding on and enduring in the face of suffering as we walk the walk of faith today? And will we tomorrow? I pray we do!!
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for Your call to trust You, Lord, in the face of so many trials as we follow You today.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to hold on with faith and endurance in the face of the trials we’ll face today, Lord. .… Amen
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