Is this really April 28? Spring? The hills here are covered white with snow and the sky is full of snow. Looks more like winter. Well this is spring in Nova Scotia.
I must say the reading this morning is good advice to everyone of us. When we persevere we grow stronger and are able to handle the trials of life, just a little better. The dictionary gives us this meaning for persevere:
Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.
So why would one want to persevere? Good question.
Sometimes in life, “things happen”, and we simply want to give up or give in. That would be the easy thing to do, but not the right thing to do. If we stay the course and persevere, our outcome, may well surprise and please us, inspire others, challenge others, offer help to others, and that will prove to us and others, that we just need, “to tie a knot and hang on”.
Don’t give up you’re on the brink of a miracle
Don’t give in, God is still on His throne
Don’t give up you’re on the brink of a miracle
Don’t give up, remember you’re not alone.
(Google the first line and you will be able to hear the whole) song.
This is the chorus I learned in church many years ago and I’ve often sung it in times when I need to persevere through a tough situation. Even when we cannot see the outcome, or think we will not succeed, we will never know if we don’t give it our all. Stay the course, you will overcome!!
We are all persevering right now through COVID-19 and all Nova Scotians near and far, are persevering through heartache, grief and sorrow, as we mourn the loss of so many beautiful people whose lives were taken far too soon. Family and friends will persevere and “will” come through this incredible loss and hold the lives of those gone in their hearts forever, guarding the precious memories that will remain always.
Tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character, and character, hope.
Romans 5: 3-4.
This is the scripture used in our reading today, in David Jeremiah‘s book “Daily in His Presence”. This is such a beautiful truth.
In our great trouble or suffering (tribulation) we press on, and as we press on our character is made stronger and we find a reason and hope to continue. God is our Promise, God is our Hope, He is our Salvation, and so we persevere in promise and hope to spend eternity with Him. So I say again.......
Don’t give up you’re on the brink of a miracle
Don’t give in, God is still on His throne
Don’t give up you’re on the brink of a miracle
Don’t give up, remember you’re not alone.
We are never alone ......
He is still on the throne and He is waiting for us all to one day soon… Come home.
Now sit with a hot cup of tea or coffee and enjoy the snow. It will melt away and you will not have to water the lawn for a few days. See, a silver lining in every cloud.
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