Enduring to the End

Beyond the Present Time
Resurrection Hope
Equipped with Hope

Matthew 24:9-14

The Message

^9-10 “They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name. And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other’s throat, everyone hating each other.
^11-12 “In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes.
^13-14 “Staying with it—that’s what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry, and you’ll be saved. All during this time, the good news—the Message of the kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come. 

For Reflection

What does it take for you to stick with it in spite of criticism, challenges, and apparent failure?  A hope beyond reason carries you through to the victorious end.  Considered a foolish hope by some but for you, in Christ, a foolish hope is wisdom. 

Pray

for the strength in hope to finish in spite of difficulty.  Pray that you will never bend to ungodly ways. Pray that you will reject the foolish ways of common wisdom and embrace Gods role for you.