"Your Confidence"
Hebrews 10:35-36 "Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised."
Our confidence must be based on Him and not us. At best, it should be based on Him in us. The previous verses speak of former days and how God gave the ability to endure in the midst of conflict and suffering. Under great persecution and reproach the people of God were joyful to be kind to others being persecuted and faithful even during tremendous unfairness.
This character trait should serve as a reminder of Christ in us, for us and with us. Therefore our confidence should rise because we live righteously through Him. We should endure under whatever circumstances, because He who is in us is greater than anything that comes against us. The promises and rewards will come, but for now we are confident because God is good and we know He is with us.
In Him,
Pastor Fred
Our confidence must be based on Him and not us. At best, it should be based on Him in us. The previous verses speak of former days and how God gave the ability to endure in the midst of conflict and suffering. Under great persecution and reproach the people of God were joyful to be kind to others being persecuted and faithful even during tremendous unfairness.
This character trait should serve as a reminder of Christ in us, for us and with us. Therefore our confidence should rise because we live righteously through Him. We should endure under whatever circumstances, because He who is in us is greater than anything that comes against us. The promises and rewards will come, but for now we are confident because God is good and we know He is with us.
In Him,
Pastor Fred
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