ENDURE TO THE END

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Matthew 24:13


Faith comes by hearing and by hearing the word of God.

Without faith it's impossible to please God for those who come before God should come knowing that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him.

The moment God speaks a word that word becomes faith upon our hearing.

It's by faith that we please God.

The absence of faith ultimately gives way to fear catapulted by human facts and is influenced by the deduction of the human mind.

The mind of God is always antithetical to the mind of mankind.

The mind of God is that which is revealed by faith.

In emphasis it's the word of God that essentially reveals the mindset of God.

And all we have got to do in order to perceive the mind of God is to heed to the spoken word of God which when heard by men becomes faith.

The adversary of faith is fear.

Fear always races against faith because in order for confusion to have dominion over mankind fear must become the preoccupation of man.

However the moment God speaks a word and as long as the word is recieved by mankind then it becomes faith.

The man of faith or the man who has recieved the word of God that he God has spoken in a designated timeframe is the man that pleases the lord God Almighty.

There is a divine strength that comes upon a man of faith immediately after he recieves the word of God.

This strength sets the man of faith in rare form and in powerful operation.

The power of faith that is upon you now seems to be at optimum levels , it's rare and exciting.

Indeed and infact you running so fast in respect to the things of God.

But suddenly fear has caught up with you and fear is the adversary of faith.

It seems as if fear was left far behind you but now fear has caught up with you and it's fast overtaking you.

What really happens when you at your best form in faith and suddenly out of the blue fear not only catches up with you but it begins to overtake you.

There is really nothing that happens because fear is swift and strong and it's not to be taken for granted.

But as much as fear is swift and strong faith comes by hearing the word of God and you can only hear the word of God from the speech of God.

God does not make any form of speech except when God is moved by his mercy.

The mercy of God endures forever and it's long lasting beyond the control and the very measure of time.

Henceforth because faith comes from hearing the word of God which comes from the speech of God that emanates from the mercy of God that endures forever then it's here and now that we understand that faith endures to the last.

In eccelestatis 19:11 the writer declares," I returned and saw under the Sun,that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise , nor yet riches to men of understanding , nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all.

In retrospect the writer in ecclesiastes 9:11 is saying that no matter your background and attributes as much as your personal achievement.

Time and opportunities are given to all but it's upto the individual to utilise their given time and opportunity so as to have a meaningful lifestyle.

Additionally Matthew 24:13 says," But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Undoubtedly we are in the era where fear and uncertainty are overtaking our confidence in God.

The confidence we have in God is underlined by our faith in God.

And because our faith is being overtaken by fear we seem not to know what is going on and what is going to happen next.

However in the race between faith and fear the only difference is in the element of endurance.

The uncertainty and fear that seems to be overtaking your faith can't endure to the end.

This puffing and pumping of fear you don't have to be afraid because your faith in God endures to the end.

Whatever is troubling , stressing you , depressing you will not endure to the end even though fear seems to have already taken your faith.

And the victory of this race between faith and fear shall be won by faith because faith has the capacity and the propensity to endure to the end.