peace to live by

Our Needed Endurance in Life, Part 1 (TMF:2529)

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Peace to Live By: Our Needed Endurance in Life, Part 1 (TMF:2529) - Daniel Litton
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       And these righteous characteristics are needed so that we can live, continuing along in verse 11, “for all endurance and patience with joy.” Why is endurance needed? Endurance from what? Well, basically, this verse tells us if we weren’t aware of this fact already that not everything is going to go our way in life. That’s what endurance is for. Now, if we were to listen to some Bible teachers exclusively, that might not become so obvious. That’s why it’s always important to be realistic—to not get too dreamy in what we are hoping in or hoping for. For basic understanding, then, what are the things in the world that stop things from going the way we want them to (or on a deeper level even, the way God wants them to go)? Let’s pick the most obvious one first. You guessed it, it’s Satan. Satan and his demons. That one seems obvious. He was the angel who rebelled against God (of which it appears that betrayal occurred right after God created the world) and he took one-third of the angelic hosts with him.