For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.’ Then they asked him, ‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’ Jesus answered, ‘The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent’” ( John 6:27-29).īy enduring suffering and never losing hope in God’s eternal rewards, we will grow spiritually, stand firm, persevere, and leave a good and godly legacy for generations to come.ģ. “‘Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. “But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop” ( Luke 8:15).Ģ. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good his love endures forever” ( 1 Chronicles 16:34, echoed in 1 Chronicles 16:41, 2 Chronicles 5:13, 2 Chronicles 7:3, 2 Chronicles 7:6, 2 Chronicles 20:21, Ezra 3:11, Psalm 100:5, Psalm 107:1, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 118:29, Psalm 136:1, and Jeremiah 33:11).īy turning from our sins, asking for God’s forgiveness, receiving a new heart, and continuing to retain and live out God’s Word, we will persevere and enjoy eternal rewards.ġ. Make it count! Encouraging Bible Promises to Persevereġ. This could be the most important turning point in your life. They will move us to repent, ask for forgiveness, and make a serious commitment. These Scriptures about persevering will inspire us to turn from self-pride and self-indulgence and turn back to God on our knees. Thankfully, the Bible offers encouraging promises to those who persevere a.s well as countless Bible verses about perseverance to motivate us forward.
The question is: Will you keep the faith, do great things for God even in old age, and have a God-honoring legacy for generations to come? Will you persevere? Instead, it’s how your life is going to end. The overriding theme from Matthew to Revelation isn’t how the world is going to end.
If so, we start justifying even more of what we want to do. The easier it gets to justify what we want, do what we want, and see if we can get away with or dodge any immediate repercussions. I didn’t say the older we get, the easier it is to not sin. Easier, that is, for us to justify bitterness, white lies, “little” sins, self-pride, financial cheating, power-grabbing, sexual fantasies, and the lot. The more “needless, pointless, unjustified, and brutal” suffering, grief, and loss you and I experience, the easier it gets.
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