Revelation 3:10
“Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the entire world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
What of Today’s Verse…
Patience is more than endurance. A saint’s life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again, the saint says – “I cannot stand anymore.” God does not heed, He goes on stretching until His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. Trust yourself in God’s hands. For what have you need of patience just now. Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. “Though He slays me, yet will I wait for Him.”
Faith is not a pathetic sentiment, but robust vigorous confidence built on the fact that God is holy love. You cannot see Him just now, you cannot understand what He is doing, but you know Him. Shipwreck occurs where there is not that mental poise which comes from being established on the eternal truth that God is holy love. Faith is the heroic effort of your life; you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God.
God has ventured all in Jesus Christ to save us, now He wants us to venture our all in abandoned confidence in Him. There are spots where that faith has not worked in us yet, places untouched by the life of God. There were none of those spots in Jesus Christ’s life, and there are to be none in ours. “This is life eternal, that they might know You.” The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvellous things all the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.
Words of Wisdom
Courage
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do.
There can be no courage unless you are scared.
Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the ability to overcome fear and take action. Courage is the ability to feel the fear and do it anyway.
The best way to deal with fear is to confront it – to do the thing that you fear. More often than not, the fear is worse than the thing that is feared. And fear can make you very resourceful. It heightens the senses. It provides the energy you need to confront whatever it is you fear. When you decide to use your fear, rather than fear it, it becomes very useful.
Have the courage to ask what you want from life, and to take the actions that will bring it to you. Find a reason to act, which is greater than your fear. Realize that fear is natural and useful. Use the energy it provides to do what needs to be done.
