PRACTICING PERSEVERANCE || Week 8

We need to always remember that the words we read today were written by followers of Jesus living in the real world. Theirs was a world of struggle between the oppressors and the oppressed, and of gross injustices between the wealthy and the poor. It was  a world of sensual indulgences and of multiple deities all competing for their heart's allegiance. And above all it was a world that was resistant and even hostile to the Christian faith. Yet they endured, they persevered, they even prospered and most importantly, they stayed true to their Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ. Their words speak to us today with as much power and relevance as they did when spoken to that early church. Don't quit!