Keep going, it is worth it!

Paul’s instructions to his protégé are as important to us today as for Timothy. There are many times when we need to keep looking away from temporary kingdoms of this world that simply compete against each other, to an eternal throne, to the King of Kings, who sits in total victory because He has competed and won everything there is to win. It is there at the throne where we receive our purpose, our orders and where we find our ultimate hope.

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ¹³ In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you ¹⁴ to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶ who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might forever. Amen.” (1 Timothy 6 v 12-16)

We fight with purpose. Our battle isn’t flesh and blood. It isn’t people. This is a spiritual battle we are in. Our daily choices and interactions reveal this.

We hold in our minds our past declarations of faith. Whether that be our baptisms, our testimony opportunities or even in the most difficult of times, like Jesus before Pilate, we declared who we were and what our purpose was. We bring that to our memory and we move forward on that declaration.

We know time is short. Struggles are temporary. There is a plan and it involves the appearing again of the King of Kings.

We worship God. As we magnify His attributes our problems are placed into perspective.

• He is the blessed and only Ruler. He is Sovereign. All authority comes from Him.
• He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He is supreme over everything. Every President, leader, monarch answers to Him.
• He alone is immortal. Our immortality comes through His nature which is immortal.
• He lives in unapproachable light whom no one has seen or can see. The brilliance of His light cannot be survived to the state and being of humanity.

This is fuel for our fight, the good fight. It makes everything worthwhile. Our problems are temporary for we serve the eternal God with eternal purposes.

And so we declare confidently and victoriously, AMEN!