DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  II TIMOTHY 2:10-14

(10)  Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
(11)  It is a faithful saying:  For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
(12)  If we suffer,  we shall also reign with him:  if we deny him,  he also will deny us:
(13)  If we believe not, yet be abideth faithful:  he cannot deny himself.
(14)  Of these things put them remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.


WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT:

Brethren, when we believe in Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior, and dedicate our lives to serve him; oppositions and persecutions will come against us from the enemy;  however, our focus should not be on our sufferings alone but press on to our goal, which is to spread the gospel of the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the salvation awaiting everyone one who comes unto him;  let us persevere to the end, and for the sake of others who are weaken, and need encouragements in the faith of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:  if we are faithful to our callings, and suffer, or die for righteousness sake, we suffer and die with Jesus Christ, and will inherit everlasting life;  but, if we deny him or backslide from the faith during sufferings, he will also deny us on judgment day before the throne of Grace, if we endure sufferings to the end  for his name sake, we shall reign with him in his glory forever and ever.

Brethren:  when we choose to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the journey will not be smooth sailing;  the enemy will fight against us on every frame of our souls;  (i)  he will attack our lives (frustrations);  (ii)  attack our workplaces (job loss);  (iii)  attack our marriages (divorces);  (iv)   attack our children (rebellious);   (v)  attack our finances (poverty and bankruptcies);  (vi)  attack our dreams and visions (terrorism);  all these evil actions are to frustrate us, to backslide from the faith;  however, we need to realize that our decisions to follow Jesus Christ, are decisions that other believers had experienced before, and were also persecuted, beaten and killed for righteousness sake, but they did not give up their faith in Jesus Christ, but stood their grounds to make a way for Christianity today;  therefore, let us not think of ourselves alone when in sufferings, but think of what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, did for us through his death and resurrection, and what he is doing through us today, to accomplish his will in this sinful and perverse generation.
 
Brethren, today, are we being persecuted for righteousness sake?  because we choose to tell the truth, or refuse to close a bad deal at work, or refuse to commit adultery, or refuse to associate ourselves with evildoers;  if we are,  Jesus, is aware!  and will fight our battles, and prove us, and we shall overcome by his Sacred Blood of Calvary:  let us not give up or give in to infiltration spirits, but stand our ground of righteousness, and pray and believe in Jesus, to grant us victory over all evil attacks:  however, when being persecuted, let us not discuss issues of our sufferings with others, or try to justify ourselves in the eyes of men;  but rather talk to Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and trust him to strengthen us to endure all sufferings to the end,  for his name sake, and the sake of others who are weaken in the faith, that Jesus Christ, might be glorified through us forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Philippians 3:14  I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.