Confidence

 Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭35‬-‭36                    

“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭35‬-‭36‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Confidence is difficult to earn in today’s culture. Trustworthiness isn’t something you find everyday. If you want someone to trust you, you have to work hard to prove it, especially in our culture of skeptics and realists. Not that skepticism or realism is necessarily wrong, but they do get in the way if you are trustworthy and people refuse to trust you because they’ve had bad experiences with other people. In these verses we are encouraged, therefore, not to throw away our confidence in Christ which has a great and lasting reward. How tempting it can be, to start to rely on our own abilities and resources, in preference to trusting the Lord and depending upon His provision. However, we are exhorted not to lean on our own, human understanding and trust in our own provision, nor are we to depend on others to the exclusion of our Heavenly Father. We are not to become weary in well-doing or abandon the work that God has assigned us to do. We are to keep on keeping on and are to occupy until the Lord comes, for we are promised that in due season we shall reap a substantial reward, if we patiently endure and do not faint. Let us hold fast to that which is good and seek to do everything to the glory of God so that our whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved complete and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for His praise and glory. In these verses, it says, do not give up. It’s not always easy, but I’ll tell you this, it is rewarding. Remember that God is always doing a work in us and around us.  He is bringing situations together, and when it involves others, He’s got to get everything all lined up, and He is the only One Who knows how that all works. God is developing us into the image of His dear Son, so when it takes a little longer then we would like, hold on. Let God, your loving Father, take the reins of your life and you’ll see how it will all work out for the best. The journey at times may seem bumpy or even scary, but know that God made the train and He sure knows how to drive it. The last part of these verses states that we need endurance. We know that, but we don’t want to wait for it. Yet, if we will hold on and are patient, and do His will, it says that we will receive the promise.  So today, get your eyes on Him.  Make Him the most important person in your life, and at the right time, things will happen and you’ll say, I’m glad I waited.

Father thank You for this day and the Word of truth and the warnings and encouragement that it contains for our spiritual learning and Christian maturity. Lord let Your abundant blessings be my friend and family’s portion today. Lord we pray that we may be faithful to You in thought, word, and deed, and thank You for Your many precious promises which are yes and amen in You our Savior. Lord we choose today, to do it Your way, and not our way. Lord we choose to wait on You, and we know that You always have our best interest in mind. Lord we know that You will make it all work for our good. Lord use my friend to be the touch of Your love to all today. Daddy we love you amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !!