GOD’S PERSEVERANCE
Hebrews
12:2
Looking to Jesus, the founder and
perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the
cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of
God.
Jesus’ passion and sacrifice provide God’s perseverance
to us. Because he endured Golgotha’s pain, agony and grief, the Father will
never leave us. Why? Because he has so much invested in us! After all, since
the Son’s life is poured in us as a deposit of his grace, the Father will
develop that life to its completion until the Day of Redemption (Ephesians 1:14,
Philippians 1:6). Every day we display the mark of God’s investment by the seal
of his Spirit (Ephesians 1:13, 4:30). Because of this mark, we live by the
Spirit’s power and are kept in the Father’s strong hand (John 10:28-29).
Nothing can keep us from God’s love (Romans 8:39).
We’re marked, held,
developed and shielded by the Father’s power. He wants to mature and to develop
his investment in our lives. The Son’s accomplishment enables him to invest his
great riches of redemption into our spiritual chambers. And right now, he’s
persevering with us so that this spiritual treasury will reach its destined
maturity. God’s investments always appreciate.
When you go through times of
discouragement and loneliness, remember God’s persevering power. He wouldn’t
leave if he wanted to leave us. Why? Because he’s an enduring investor. Think,
if someone entrusted you with a box of rare jewels, large bills and priceless
coins, would you leave it unattended? No. There’s too much at stake. In a
similar yet greater way, God has something valuable in us. He’s watching his
incomparable riches within us (Ephesians 2:7, 3:8) with dogged determinism.
He’ll stick it out because he wants to collect the interest of his investments
on us at the final payday!
