Few of us want to be told to "endure patiently"! We want to see our enemies defeated - and our problems solved - preferably immediately! Enduring patiently feels like we are admitting defeat.

Yet Jesus commanded the Philadelphian church to patiently endure their persecution. Later in Revelation we read that the persecuted church triumphed by the blood of Jesus and their testimony of him - even though persecution was fierce and some were martyred.

Patient endurance is a different kind of victory - we may not defeat our human enemy - but we still triumph over our true enemy!

Ephesians 5:8-10, Revelation 3:7-13, Matthew 28:18, Acts 4:12, Ephesians 6:11-12, Matthew 5:43-45, Revelation 12:10-11

Broadcast on:

30 Oct 2021