What gives a person the will to go on in times of trouble and tribulation, or to continue fighting in desperate circumstances? HOPE for a better future! Hope that while the battle may be difficult now, final victory will surely come in due time.
For instance what enabled the men of Jabesh Gilead to hold out against the Amalekites was Saul's assurance that the armies of Israel were marching to relieve them.
We can hold out if there is a promise that relief is on the way, that victory is just a few days away.
That is also the sure hope of the Christian, while we live in times of trouble and tribulation, Jesus has given us his assurance that He is coming back, and when He does, all who have served Him will enjoy final victory over the forces of sin and death.
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I was converted out of paganism and the occult in 1993 and while I was initially Charismatic/Arminian in my theology, I became Reformed and Presbyterian through bible study and the influence of ministries like Ligonier. After teaching in local bible studies, and taking seminary...