Holding Out

[netchaplain]

No matter the size of the trial it’s always the same issue—waiting it out, so we can continue to grow in our trust and faith in God! One of the most important growth truths is the fact that God always “works all things together for good to them that love God” (Ro 8:28). So, regardless the type of difficulty, and whether or not we understand why we’re going through what we’re going through at the time, He is without fail causing it to benefit us, and continue to increase our faith in Him.

There’s no trial so small and none too big that God takes into account and “works” it out His way! Of all the spiritual exercises God puts us through, waiting patiently on Him in our trials exercises to endure the hardness of all trials. It is quite encouraging when we already know what to do in a trial—hold out, “be still” (Psa 46:10) and wait on God! His answer for us will result for the good of our faith; and our love for Him is commensurate with our faith in Him, because “faith operates by love” (Gal 5:6).

There’s nothing more effective for God’s guidance to us other than knowing we must wait on Him. This is the best time to trust Him and know He is using every little thing for His plans for us! We can do nothing, even if we tried, to interfere with His loving plans for us!

NC

 

[for_his_glory]

Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

What many are missing is the word "shall" in Matthew 24:13 as it's expressed as a future tense that indicates a promise.

For by grace, as it's only Gods favor extended to all who will receive it by faith, is a free gift as we become His workmanship created in Christ unto good works that God ordained that we should continue walking in the good works of Christ, Ephesians 2:8; Matthew 25:31-40. We can not earn our salvation by our own works nor do we even deserve Gods grace, Genesis 6:6-8. Only by a mustard seed of faith do we come to Christ and repent of our sins are we then only washed clean by the blood of Christ and become Spiritually reborn again (not saved) through the Spiritual rebirth of John 3:3-6 by that of Romans 10:9,10.

Matthew 24:13 says that those who endure until the end shall be saved. This means enduring all the trials and tribulations that this world will bring against us for the sake of our witness and testimony of Christ, Acts 14:22, Rev 2:10. The end means the end of our days here on this present earth when those in the grave and we who are still alive at His coming will then be caught up to Christ and are saved at that time as we have endured all things and never gave up our faith in Christ.

God's word never said we would not go through trials or tribulations, but through many trials and tribulations if we endure until the end then we will see the Kingdom of God, Acts 14:22, as we are all called into discipleship as we share our witness and testimony with those who have not yet repented and turned back to God. Below are twenty reasons why God allows us to go through trials and tribulations so that we will always remain in His will.


Why God allows us to go through trials and tribulations:
1. Training as God prepares us for the future
2. Patience as we rely and trust in God's timing
3. Perseverance through trials that we remain in Gods will
4. Trust as God's ways are not our ways and He has a better plan for us
5. To learn from our mistakes
6. To humble ourselves before Him
7. To discipline us
8. Teach us to be dependent on Him alone
9. To spend quiet time with God so He can speak to us
10. To teach us of His protection
11. That we also share in the sufferings of Christ that we be not ashamed
12. Strengthen us to become more like Christ
13. To develop character
14. Build up our faith in the Lord
15. For a testimony and witness to help others
16. To show us sin in our lives that we need to own up to having
17. To remind us that God is in control
18. Helps us gain knowledge and understanding God's word
19. Teaches us to be thankful
20. To take our mind off the things of the world and and put them back on God

 

[netchaplain]

Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

What many are missing is the word "shall" in Matthew 24:13 as it's expressed as a future tense that indicates a promise.

Like your reply dealing with the word "shall," but it's my understanding that its usage depends upon the subject. For example, it can mean a resent tense, like "We shall live for the Lord Jesus." The future tense is "Our bodies shall be redeemed."

As with "we shall have an everlasting salvation, which is the case of all that persevere to the end, as all true believers in Christ will." It's not the enduring that obtains, but it's those who obtained salvation will endure.

Always appreciate your replies!

 

[for_his_glory]

Like your reply dealing with the word "shall," but it's my understanding that its usage depends upon the subject. For example, it can mean a resent tense, like "We shall live for the Lord Jesus." The future tense is "Our bodies shall be redeemed."

As with "we shall have an everlasting salvation, which is the case of all that persevere to the end, as all true believers in Christ will." It's not the enduring that obtains, but it's those who obtained salvation will endure.

Always appreciate your replies!

When you look up the definition of the word shall it presents it as a future tense like that of Matthew 24:2-13 where the word shall is written eight times. It's like saying this will happen if you do this or not do this. In this case we keep our salvation no matter what tries to come against us as we endure all things until the coming of the Lord on the last day.

 

[netchaplain]

When you look up the definition of the word shall it presents it as a future tense like that of Matthew 24:2-13 where the word shall is written eight times. It's like saying this will happen if you do this or not do this. In this case we keep our salvation no matter what tries to come against us as we endure all things until the coming of the Lord on the last day.

Amen!