Endurance and “Why Me?”
So now you are in the middle of it. Persecution is raining down and you’ve been put under the authority or power of another. Why did this happen, especially since nothing was done to deserve such a...
A Picture of Endurance: The Widow’s Mite
The Widow’s Mite She had all the natural reasons not to give what she gave—a poor widow with a meager income. Yet Jesus recognized the magnitude of her two-mite gift with His declaration that she had given more...
In Your Patience: Enduring Persecutions
Luke 21 parallels Matthew 24 and Mark 14 concerning the destruction of the Temple and the coming of Lord. It is there the Lord answered the Apostles questions concerning the End Times. In His response we can see...
Endurance’s Foundation
“By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.” (Hebrews 11:27 ESV) From previous posts this month, we learned that endurance is generally translated...
The Power of Patience
The Israelites who yearned for the onions, garlic and meat of Egypt had blotted from their memories the bondage, toil and misery of that land (see Numbers 11:5). Difficult times call for believers to look forward to...
The Characteristics of Impatience
Ready for a pop-quiz? Here is a quick self-test to check for signs of impatience. A “true” response to any of these characteristics of impatience could mean that impatience is overcoming patience and ephemeralness is challenging...