DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD
SONG
Never loose hope in Jesus
Never loose hope, O yes
Never loose hope
He's your best friend.
TEXT
"That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ": 1 Peter 1:7
The present situation all over the world today is alarming. It's telling on the rich, the poor, the big, the small, the white and the colored. No one is in exemption at all, except that we who are in Christ Jesus are standing upon a better and higher covenant of grace. Hallelujah 🙌
Let me ask you a question. Are you in peril through some crushing, heavy trial?
If so, seek communion with Christ, for this will bring great strength and enablement to conquer. God said, in Isa.41.10 - " Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
The very hardships that you are enduring in your life today are allowed by the Master for the explicit purpose of enabling you to win your crown.
Here, then, is the grand mystery, to hang and to hold on, to hold out, and not to allow oneself to be a cast away. Just like the faith of these three women, the Syro-Phoenician woman, who, so to speak, would not take “No” for an answer? (Mark 7:26) or, the faith of Ruth, who said to her mother in-law “Entreat me not to leave you?” (Ruth 1:16) and also the faith of Hannah, who when “she was in bitterness of soul, prayed unto the Lord as if she was drunk and wept sore?”(Samuel 1:10)
Just as the good and merciful LORD could not close His bowel of mercy to these wonderful souls' requests, in the same vain, He will and can never close His ears to your supplication, if you don't give up.
My encouragement to you this morning is that you hold on, hold out and hold forth, for your breakthrough is just by the corner. Congratulations 🎊
PRAYER
Dear Heavenly Father, I'm grateful for all you have been to me. This present trial is just for awhile and shall in turn bring praise, honour and glory to you in Jesus Mighty name.