Persevere to Your Inheritance!

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Hi! Thanks for looking in today! We’re thinking about what the Bible says about perseverance.


But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. (Rom. 8:25 NIV)

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Tim. 4:16 NIV)

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. (Heb. 11:27 NIV)

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him. (James 1:12 NIV)

From the passages shown above, we can see that perseverance is an important quality to God, so it should be important to us!

The word persevere means to persist; keep at it; keep trying; endure; or be steadfast. In the context of our spiritual life, where or how do we exercise perseverance?

This is not a complete list, but some of the areas where persistence pays off are:

1. In having confidence toward God and His Word—to continue in our trust toward God. (Rom. 5:3-4; 8:25; Ephes. 3:12 NIV)

2. In prayer. (Ephes. 6:18 NIV)

3. In faith. (Hab. 2:4; Matt. 9:22; 17:20; Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11 NIV)

4. In justice and mercy. (Matt. 23:23 NIV)

5. In the Word, the Scriptures. (Rom. 10:17 NIV)

6. In love. (1 Cor. 13:2; Ephes. 3:17 NIV)

7. In thanksgiving. (Ps. 9:1; 107:1, 8; 118:21; Col. 2:17; 1 Thess. 5:18 NIV)

Because we are a people who are given many great and precious promises, (2 Pet. 1:4) we must live in such a way that we inherit (take possession of) these very same promises! (Heb. 6:12) They are yours--receive them.  God bless you!