Welcome to Scripture Saturday!
This coming week's memory verse is Isaiah 46:4...
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. (NIV)
When Noah was building the ark in the middle of a desert, and was being ridiculed by the people around him, he did not give up or turn his back to God. He was given a task to complete, and he didn’t quit until it was. He showed tremendous perseverance! Perseverance is what we all need to be part of God’s Kingdom. This is God’s expectation of us…and He has given us His Helper to make sure we meet it!
We must be willing to follow His ways through our trials. We must be willing to stay strong in our faith and hope in Him. We must be willing to keep our focus on Him whatever troubles may come our way. And by live through our trials, we honor God and learn the lessons our trials may teach us. Our calling is work. This is perseverance.
“And perseverance is a blessing. We have hope. We have faith. We can stand up to things because of the greatness we can look forward to, because every trial is another test to strengthen and to purify our faith, and because at the end of it Jesus Christ is waiting to say, ‘Well done!’ to all ‘his faithful servants.’”(Pentlin)
Have a blessed day and week everyone!
