TOPIC: BE FAITHFUL UNTIL DEATH
Bible Text: Revelation 2:8-11
“Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown” Revelation 2:10, NIV
MESSAGE
“Eighty and six years have I served Christ, never has He ever done me any harm. How then, could I blaspheme my king who saved me?” These were the words of St. Polycarp while he was tied to a stake to be burnt to death. He refused to deny Christ to the point of death. He served Christ till his last breath.
Polycarp’s life was a replica of the lives of the members of the Smyrna church. Jesus Christ’s word to a church that was faithful and about to face series of persecutions that could challenge her faith was to remain firm. The message and warning of Christ was clear to them – ‘If you can stay faithful and remain firm to the end, I will give you the crown meant for the victorious.’
If you remain firm in your faith in Christ, you will receive a crown of life that surpasses any kind of rewards, remunerations, positions, and commendations offered by the world. We must live a faithful life as followers of Christ to the end. Make that resolution today that whatever may come your way, you shall remain faithful to the end.
Insight: Nothing you go through is strange to God, therefore, be encouraged to stand firm.
Read: BAPTIST Seek Daily (NBC) Devotionals for yesterday ( August 10, 2021)
Prayer: Lord, give me the needed grace to stand faithful to the end.
RBT Passage: Jeremiah 25-27
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