Perseverance And Encouragement

Scripture: 1 So now what? We who are strong are not just to satisfy our own desires. We are called to carry the weaknesses of those who are not strong. 2 Each of us must strive to please our neighbors, pursuing their welfare so they will become strong. 3 The Anointed One Himself is our model for this kind of living , for He did not live to please Himself. And as the Scriptures declared, “When they insult You, they insult me.” 4 You see, everything written in the days of old was recorded to give us instructions for living. We find encouragement through the Scriptures and a call to perseverance that will produce hopeful living. 5 I pray that our God, who calls you and gives you perseverance and encouragement, will join all of you together to share one mind according to Jesus the Anointed. 6 In this unity, you will share one voice as you glorify the one True God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, our Liberating King. (Romans 15:1-6 The Voice) The Scriptures continue to give us instructions for living as they did for the people in the past. At least they do if we read them, and have open hearts to what they are saying to us. We can find the encouragement we need for each day and its challenges and delights even. And also, as Paul says here, “a call to perseverance that will produce hopeful living.”  Yes, Lord, how every thankful I am for the Words You have given us! Each day they are available for me to read and to respond to with an open heart and mind. You are so good and I am thankful. AMEN Father, my health may fail, and my spirit grow weak, but You remain the strength of my heart. You are mine forever. Psalm 73
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