PERSEVERANCE

ISAIAH 53:1 (MSG)
Who believes what we’ve heard and seen?
Who would have thought GOD's saving power would look like this?

1 TIMOTHY 6:12 (CEB)
Compete in the good fight of faith. Grab hold of eternal life—you were called to it, and you made a good confession of it in the presence of many witnesses.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Complete your faith through perseverance.

PRAYER
Lord, thank you for allowing us to press on to greater faith. I admit that a lot of the time I feel stuck -- that my spiritual disciplines and my devotional activity isn't really moving me forward. Grant me the stamina to stay in the competition even when I don't see the progress. I suppose that perseverance is the progress you desire. I'm not going to let my frustrations with myself knock me out of the race. Amen.