Revelation 2:10 Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw
some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But
if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown
of life.
Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: this is an old one but it is a good one and relevant in today's times.
May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus! May He assure you that your name is graven on His hand; and whisper in your ear the promise, "Fear not, I am with thee." Look upon Him, the great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true, and, therefore, bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all the chosen race, before the throne of God; and in such a sweet contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lord's pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of Paradise. You will have an antepast of the enjoyments which ravish the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with unstaggering faith that "faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it."
Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: this is an old one but it is a good one and relevant in today's times.
"Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it."
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant
watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to
ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at
rest. Heaven is the "undefiled inheritance"; it is the land of perfect holiness,
and therefore of complete security. But do not the saints even on earth
sometimes taste the joys of blissful security? The doctrine of God's word is,
that all who are in union with the Lamb are safe; that all the righteous shall
hold on their way; that those who have committed their souls to the keeping of
Christ shall find Him a faithful and immutable preserver. Sustained by such a
doctrine we can enjoy security even on earth; not that high and glorious
security which renders us free from every slip, but that holy security which
arises from the sure promise of Jesus that none who believe in Him shall ever
perish, but shall be with Him where He is. Believer, let us often reflect with
joy on the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, and honour the
faithfulness of our God by a holy confidence in Him. 1 Thessalonians 5:24
May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus! May He assure you that your name is graven on His hand; and whisper in your ear the promise, "Fear not, I am with thee." Look upon Him, the great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true, and, therefore, bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all the chosen race, before the throne of God; and in such a sweet contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lord's pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of Paradise. You will have an antepast of the enjoyments which ravish the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with unstaggering faith that "faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it."
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