Steadfastness & Endurance
Section III, overview: The glory of Jesus Christ, in an applicable sense, is His character: it is who He is. The beholding of and pursuit of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ ought to be the Christian man’s chief enjoyment and focus. It is through this vital act that we are conformed and transformed into His glorious image; through this overriding passion our lives are transformed and the image of Jesus which we reflect becomes clearer. Our lives are given purpose, strength, peace, hope, love, and all other good things when we fixedly place our gaze on our King, Shepherd, Groom, Mediator, and Savior – Jesus Christ. Jesus’ life is the ultimate blueprint for any man’s life. His glorious character far outshines every single person ever to live, and so we will look at His character, His glory, and find therein great and vital instruction for our lives, as well as magnificent encouragement.
The key to endurance and steadfastness is to look unto Jesus. That is, a man must look away from all else to gaze upon Jesus Christ and His sufferings. To see Jesus’ life and how He laid it down; to not just gaze upon it for knowledge, but for to know the man who did it, Jesus, and to be connected to Him, to follow Him, for it is He who gives us the strength and grace to endure. May God direct our hearts to experience all of life with endurance and joy, with steadfastness, resoluteness: not being drawn away or distracted from The Lord, but with firmness, continuing even through afflictions to follow Him and love Him.
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- Section I: Testing our Salvation
- Section II: Soldiers of Christ & Victors in Christ
- Section III, Main page
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