STAND FIRM
II
Thess. 2:15 With all these things in
mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on
everything we taught you both in person and by letter. NLT
Paul had been reminding the church that the
Lord is coming back to right the wrong.
Judgment is coming on the earth against those who reject God and His
Word. It is going to happen and Paul
reminds them here to stand firm and hang on tight to the Lord and His
ways. There are times in which it means
we desperately hang on. Doubts,
discouragements, defeats, disillusionments, and despair are all part of
life. We must never stop hanging on, no
matter what comes our way. Eternity is
at stake.
We live in a very unstable and unsteady
world. People are lost and are
staggering around trying to find some semblance of meaning and purpose for their
lives. People are grasping for whatever
their depraved minds tell them will bring them a sense of pleasure and
enjoyment in their desperate lives. People
everywhere are without hope and are seeking whatever reason they can find to
keep on living.
Stand firm on the
solid foundation of God's Word. Trust in
what God says. Live diligently by its
precepts. It is the only truth there is in
the world. Don't listen to the opinions
of men or trust what they say. Listen to
God and what He says.
Keep a strong grip on
everything you have been taught from God.
Don't let go of what you know is from God. He will never lead you astray. He will always tell you what you need to
know. His only desire for you is that
which is good for your soul. We live in
a very perilous time and it is imperative that we cling tightly to the Lord.
Stay focused on
Christ. It is when we lose our focus
that we lose our grip, stumble, and fall.
Don’t let anything in life distract you.
Eternal life with Christ awaits those who stand firm and don’t lose
their grip.
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