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August 21
Thursday


A WORD FOR
THE STRUGGLER

READ:
Hebrews 10:32-35
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Do not cast away your
confidence, which has
great reward.
__Hebrews 10:35
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There is an old adage that says, "Don't bite off more than you can chew." It's wise not to take on more responsibilities than we can handle. At some time, however, we will likely feel overwhelmed by the size and difficulty of a task we have agreed to do.

This can happen even in our walk of faith in Christ when our commitment to God seems too much to bear. But the Lord has an encouraging word for us when our confidence wavers.

The writer of Hebrews urged his readers to recall the courage they demonstrated during the early days of their faith (10:32-33). Despite public insults and persecution, they aided believers in prison, and they joyfully accepted the confiscation of their own property (vv.33-34). With that in mind, he says, "Therefore, do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise" (vv.35-36).

Our confidence is not in ourselves but in Jesus and his promise to return at just the right time(v.37).

It is God's power that enables us to continue in our journey of faith. Recalling the Lord's faithfulness in days past stirs our confidence in Him today. __David McCasland

```````````````````````````When life becomes a heavy load,``````````````````````````
```````````````````````````An upward climb, a winding road,`````````````````````````
````````````````````````````In daily tasks, Lord, let me see```````````````````````````
`````````````````````That with me You will always be. __D. DeHaan````````````````````
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Trusting God's faithfulness stirs up our confidence.

********************************Today's bible Reading __ Hebrews 10:32-39*********************************

32 But recall the former
days in which, after you
were illuminated, you
endured a great struggle
with sufferings; 33 partly
while you were made
a spectacle both by
reproaches and tribulations,
and partly while you
became companions of
those who were so treated;

34 for you had compassion
on me in my chains, and
joyfully accepted the
plundering of your goods,
knowing that you have
a better and an enduring
possession for yourselves in
heaven.

35 Therefore do not cast
away your confidence,
which has great reward.

36 For you have need of
endurance, so that after
you have done the will of
God, you may receive the
promise;

37 "For yet a little while,
and He who is coming will
come and will not tarry.

38 Now the just shall live
by faith; but if anyone
draws back, My soul has no
pleasure in him."

39 But we are not of those
who draw back to perdition,
but of those who believe to
the saving of the soul.

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Severely opposed and persecuted, Jewish Christians were pressured
to abandon Christianity and to revert to Judaism. The unnamed
writer of Hebrews encouraged them to continue in the faith by
affirming the preeminence, superiority, and sufficiency of Christ
through His person and position (Heb. 1-4) and His work of
propitiation (chs. 5-10). He also warned them against rejecting
Christ (2:1-3; 3:7-15; 6:4-6). Here, in his final exhortation, he
reminded them of their exemplary faithfulness in enduring the
mistreatments thus far (10:32-34) and of the great reward that
would be their if they persevered (vv.35-36). He was confident that
they would succeed (v.39).