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Bible in a Year :
Consider him who endured . . . so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
When I was studying in seminary years ago, we had a weekly chapel service. At one service, while we students were singing âGreat Is the Lord,â I spotted three of our well-loved professors singing with fervor. Their faces radiated joy, made possible only by their faith in God. Years later, as each went through terminal illness, it was this faith that enabled them to endure and encourage others.
Today, the memory of my teachers singing continues to encourage me to keep going in my trials. To me, theyâre a few of the many inspiring stories of people who lived by faith. Theyâre a reminder of how we can follow the authorâs call in Hebrews 12:2â3 to fix our eyes on Jesus who âfor the joy set before him . . . endured the crossâ (v. 2).
When trialsâfrom persecution or lifeâs challengesâmake it hard to keep going, we have the example of those who took God at His word and trusted in His promises. We can ârun with perseverance the race marked out for usâ (v. 1), remembering that Jesusâand those who have gone before usâwas able to endure. The writer urges us to âconsider him . . . so that [we] will not grow weary and lose heartâ (v. 3).
My teachers, now happy in heaven, would likely say: âThe life of faith is worth it. Keep going.â .
Reflect & Pray
Whoâs inspired you to keep going in your faith journey? How does their example encourage you to endure in times of trial and hardship?
Dear Jesus, help me to keep fixing my eyes on You. When Iâm weary and losing heart, thank You for Your example.
For further study, read Going the Distance: Practices to Strengthen Your Faith.