Faithful Endurance

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“The Lord has not forgotten you and has not forgotten his promises to you. He who promised is faithful and he will be faithful to you as you faithfully continue to trust Him.”

Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise

There are myriad Christian brothers and sisters enduring persecution around the world: homes ransacked, families ostracised, churches raised to the ground, men and women beaten, abused and killed for the simple belief that Jesus, the Son of God, is the Way, the Truth and the Life. A sad reality that has existed since the foundation of the Church of Jesus Christ. Paul the apostle was insulted, stoned and imprisoned for his confession of Jesus as Lord and Saviour. As he exhorted us to pray for him while he was an ambassador in chains, so we pray for those who are suffering for their faith today.

You may not find yourself in such a predicament. However, you may be enduring difficulty or strife under circumstances not of your making. As with those who are persecuted for their faith, we know that our opponent is no man. Rather, we battle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers and spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places. That is, our fight is with Satan, not man. In fact, Jesus commanded us to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us. So, put on the full armour of God and prayerfully take your stand against your real enemy. He is a defeated foe. Jesus triumphed over him at Calvary.

Patient endurance is what you need today so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. Whatever you are facing, don’t give up, look up and keep tracking God’s plans for your life. Now is the time for stickability and patient endurance. The Lord has not forgotten you and has not forgotten his promises to you. He who promised is faithful and he will faithfully strengthen you as you faithfully continue to trust Him.

God-tracking is faithful endurance.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Hebrews 10:32-39
Ephesians 6:10-20
Matthew 5:43-48
Colossians 2:15
Hebrews 10:23

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to love those who insult me while I don the whole armour of God and take my stand against the real enemy of my soul.”

“Dear Lord, I find myself in a predicament today. I don’t know which way to turn. Opposition has come against me from every angle and I’m exhausted from trying to withstand the attack. So, I surrender now to your faithful grace and seek your strength to endure. I know it’s not going to be by my might or power that I will overcome but only by the power of your Holy Spirit in me. Help me to love those who insult me while I don the whole armour of God and take my stand against the real enemy of my soul. Amen!”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Patient Endurance

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“They learned to count it all joy when they fell into various trials, knowing that the testing of their faith produced patience.”

Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise

In his book, God’s Hostage, Andrew Brunson tells of his ordeal of being arrested in Turkey and imprisoned in high-security prisons for 735 days on false trumped-up charges of terrorism and espionage. During his time in prison, Andrew, a Christian missionary to Turkey, suffered not only the effects of incarceration but also the persistent question, “Why has God allowed this to happen to me?”

Andrew suffered a crisis of faith, slumping into severe depression with suicidal ambitions. Where was God? Why was he not being proven innocent, as he was? Towards the end of his book, after relaying his fears and anxieties, Andrew Brunson describes how he came to a place of surrender, learning to trust God with patient endurance.

God’s word exhorts us to lay aside every weight and sin which so easily ensnares us and run with endurance the race that is set before us. Andrew’s race was not a smooth well controlled track sprint, his race was an enduring cross-country marathon, thwart by pain-inflicting obstacles and barriers. In his book he is blatantly honest about his weakness and fear, yet, by the grace of God (and remember, grace is God’s doing), he endured and immerged with stronger faith than when he began his race.

Whatever race you face today, whatever barriers or challenges to your faith you may be enduring, be encouraged to stand strong, attired in the whole armour of God. Apostle Paul writes how he was imprisoned for his faith yet he asks the church to pray for him that he may continue to boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel for which he was in chains. He, like Andrew Brunson, learned to count it all joy when he fell into various trials, knowing that the testing of his faith produced patience.

God-tracking is patiently enduring hard times.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Hebrews 12:1
Ephesians 6:10-20
James 1:2-4

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I give you my dash, O Lord. Help me make it count.”

“Dear God, I often ask the question why… why do you allow me to endure such difficulties, why do bad things happen to good people? But I realise now that your hand is on me and you will never leave my side. Thank you, Lord, for your faithful love – your love endures my hardship. Help me to be patient in trials. Help me to stand strong in the Armour of God and come out victorious, in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

GOD-TRACKING IS CONFIDENTLY ENDURING YOUR TRIALS BECAUSE HE HAS GREAT PLANS FOR YOU

 

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“The old has gone and new things – plans for welfare and not for evil – are in store for you if you acknowledge God in all your ways and keep your eyes on Jesus.”

Isaiah 42:6
“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you.

Isaiah the prophet was writing to his people, Israel and Judah, prior to Samaria being conquered by Assyria and Jerusalem being taken by Babylon, when he said, “I will take you by the hand and keep you.” Great calamity faced God’s people because of their arrogant rebellion. However, the God of mercy and grace still loved his little ones. The promise was, they would be restored. Seventy years after the Babylonian captivity, the Jews returned to Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah prophesied, “When seventy years are completed, I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place.” He continued, “‘For I know the plans I have for you’, declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’” God had great and new things planned for his people. Through Isaiah, he said, “Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare.”

The Jews are God’s chosen race – the elect of God. However, Jesus the Messiah came to reconcile not only the Jews to the God of Israel but all who would call on his name. God’s mercy and grace are extended to you, today. God has not replaced Israel with the Church. In Christ, you and I are grafted into the vine of Israel. In Christ, you and I are the elect of God. Therefore, In Christ, the Lord has called you in righteousness and taken you by the hand to keep you safe. He knows the plans he has for you. The old has gone and new things – plans for welfare and not for evil – are in store for you if you acknowledge God in all your ways and keep your eyes on Jesus.

You may find you’re facing trying times today. But take heart, like the Israelites under Babylonian captivity, God is saying to you, “Fear not, for I am with you. I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

God-tracking is confidently enduring your trials because he has great plans for you

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Psalm 86:5
Romans 1:16
Romans 10:12
Isaiah 43

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Therefore, in Christ, I claim the promise that you are doing a new thing in my life and making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert

“O Lord, thank you that you loved all the world so much that you gave your only son, Jesus Christ, that if any of us believe in him we shall be saved from sin and have eternal life. Jesus has reconciled me to your purposes. In Christ I know you have great new plans for my future. O Lord, I repent of any sin – any rebellion, pride and immorality – and trust that you are faithful and just to blot out my transgressions for your name’s sake. Therefore, in Christ, I claim the promise that you are doing a new thing in my life and making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. I love you, Lord. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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GOD TRACKING IS REMAINING POSITIVE IN GOD’S POWER, TO THE END!

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Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

“Do not allow popular opinion to undermine God’s plans for you. He is your source and your resource. You will make it.”

 One day Monkey called all the animals in the forest to the great oak tree. “I’m sure you’ll all agree,”
said Monkey to the crowd, “monkeys are the greatest when it comes to tree climbing, but frogs are so small and slimy, they are terrible at climbing trees.” He then challenged all the frogs to race up the oak. The first one to the top will be declared king of the forest. Monkey had confidence all the frogs would fail to make it to the top of the tree. The humble group assembled at the base of the tree and began to climb its mighty trunk. “They’ll never make it,” shouted Monkey! “No, they won’t,” called fox, “they’re all to small and slimy.” Eventually all the other animals joined in, mocking the frogs and discouraging them in their exploit.

One by one the little frogs began to fall to the ground. Some had hardly taken and few steps when the ridicule of the crowd so discouraged them that they simply gave up. Eventually, there were only four brave frogs left climbing the great oak tree. By now they were halfway up its trunk. The jeers and scorns of the crowd continued, “They’ll never make it! They’re too small! They’re too weak, too slimy!” On it went until eventually two of the remaining frogs just gave up and slid down the tree trunk. The remaining two battled and battled against the steep effort of the climb and the intense discouragement from below. Almost at the top one of the last two frogs stopped. “That’s it, he’s finished,” yelled Monkey! With that, the little frog gave up and allowed himself to slip down to the earth below. Only one little frog remained. He kept going, step by step, slow but steady. “You’ll never make it,” called someone below. The crowd joined in calling for his failure. Finally, the brave little guy victoriously reached the top of the tree. He’d made it, despite the ridicule and discouragement. The crowd was silent. No one believed he’d make it. Some asked, how did he do it? Why did he succeed, and the others fail? Owl answered, “Because he is deaf.”

A short time after leaving Egypt, the Israelites came to the border of Canaan. The Lord said to Moses, “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel.” So, Moses sent out 12 spies, one from each tribe of Israel. They returned with the report, “The land is a land that flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. But, all the people that we saw in it are of great height. We seemed like grasshoppers in their sight.” Only two spies gave a positive report, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” Caleb and Joshua were the only two men of that entire generation who eventually entered the Promised Land to eat of its fruit.

If you’re facing a great climb today hear this: you will make it! Be deaf to the discouragements and negative words around you. Listen only to God’s Word. God said to Joshua, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Your God is with you. Do not allow popular opinion to undermine God’s plans for you. He is your source and your resource. You will make it! And, when you pass through the waters, he will be with you, they shall not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For he is the Lord your God.

God-tracking is remaining positive in God’s power, to the end

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Numbers 13
Joshua 1:7-9
Isaiah 43:1-2

DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I choose to not give up but look up and climb this tree with confidence that you who promised are faithful, and you will do it.

“Dear Lord, I feel so discouraged and demotivated today. Those around me have criticised me and mocked me. Their words of discouragement have begun to undermine my sense of your call on my life. Lord, I’m sorry for listening to popular opinion. Today I choose to not give up but look up, and climb this tree with confidence that you who promised are faithful, and you will do it. Holy Spirit, you are my source and resource. You are my energy, my stamina and my inspiration. Therefore, I close my ears to jeers of the crowd and fix my eyes on you, Jesus. Amen.”

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