Deuteronomy 28:12 (New International Version)
12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
Isaiah 40:30-31 (New International Version)
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
♫ ‘I am going to watch fight and pray… til I die, til I die…’ ♫
Some of you may know the lyrics from the hymn above, some of you may not.. It sums up Paul’s exhortation to the Thessalonians well. Fight the good fight. Stay the course. Keep your eyes on the prize. Don’t get distracted. Don’t get discouraged. Keep the Faith. God is in control. Jesus is still on the right hand of the Father. We are precious, beloved and accepted in him. We will be victorious. Sometimes it may be hard to get out of bed in the morning. Sometimes, you may not want to go out of your front door. Whatever the issue, whatever the problem, you can’t just quit. No, quite the opposite is true. You have to persevere, to overcome and in fact you will. Good News! You’ve already overcome by the Word of your testimony and by the Blood of the Lamb.
In sports there is a term called ‘the second wind’. Most athletes know it and have experienced it. Most look for it during the game or match they are involved in. Pushing themselves to the point of complete exhaustion, then somehow summoning up the strength to not only continue, but to excel when that second wind comes. We as believers have the ‘Helper’, the ‘Paraclete’, The Holy Spirit. We have God’s ‘Holy Wind’ at our backs, in our sails, working in us and through us. Our ‘Second Wind’. Find encouragement in that fact. You’re never alone. You’re never forgotten. You’re never forsaken. God knows your name.
Blessings,
.wb
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