Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 2 September 2021, Thursday Message
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Topic: Joyful Endurance
Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 10:32-39
32Â But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings,
33Â partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated.
34Â For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.
35Â Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
36Â For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
37Â FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY.
38Â BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM.
39Â But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotional 2 September 2021
When you think of endurance, what comes to mind? We usually associate it with persistence through hardship, like the mindset of a marathon runner pushing through the pain to finish the race. Yesterday, we saw that Hebrews 12:1 encourages us to run with this kind of determination. The implication is that we are going to face hardships and suffering in the Christian life.
Our goal should be to remain faithful and obedient to Christ through every situation. That is possible because we know our suffering is temporary and we have an inheritance waiting for us in heaven. But in the meantime, we need the right attitude. Are we to grit our teeth, mutter, and complain all the way to heaven? Certainly not!
The writer of Hebrews commended the suffering Christians for their joyful attitude. They didn’t enjoy the pain and hardship, but knew that it was all part of God’s plan for their good and ultimately they’d have a great reward in heaven.
We, too, can endure hardship with joy in the Lord, who comforts and strengthens us through it and promises to bring us safely to glory.
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In Touch Daily Devotional 2 September 2021 Message. Dr. Charles F. Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.