Steadfastness

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Steadfastness

           A few nights ago when I was in Colorado, I took these pictures of the full moon especially beautiful in the clear mountain skies. Whenever I see an especially beautiful moon, I am reminded of Psalm 89:37 which speaks of the moon as “established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” I saw the beauty of the moon and thought of the stability and steadfastness and faithfulness of the moon and of the power and wisdom of God who created it.

           We, too, have a “faithful witness” in our hearts, the Holy Spirit “who bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” Romans 8:16  But I thought especially of the steadfastness of the moon and the sun and the seasons and the days and the weeks and the years as we speed safely through space on this planet.

           What a contrast to the instability of man, torn back and forth by every wind of doctrine and teaching and “unstable in all his ways,” guided by whim and impulse and lack of principle. I've never seen so many attacks on Biblical teaching and animosity towards followers of Christ. They've always been there historically but I haven't seen as much as I do now. Even some professing believers are “jumping ship” and saying they no longer believe and set out on their own without the stability and guidance of scripture and the Holy Spirit.

         How tragic! and Jesus foretold these days when He asked, “. . . when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Luke 18:8

             For our part, we simply need to continue steadfast and faithful to what God has called us to, and let none of these things discourage us because we have in our hearts God's promises and the Presence of the Holy Spirit Himself. Listen to this promise and hang onto it!

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Cor. 15:58 Did you catch that? We “know”!--and how do we know? By the “faithful witness” of the Holy Spirit who not only comes to us, He lives within us, the God of Truth Himself.

              If you are a child of God, then you will “endure as seeing Him who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:27 It is God the Holy Spirit who opened the “eyes of our understanding” to behold the Savior’s glory. “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power. . . .” Eph. 1:18-19

       Jesus said, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” That’s why He sent the Holy Spirit to us, the “other Comforter.” Christ is here with us because the Holy Spirit dwells within. God is One so wherever the Holy Spirit is, there also are the Father and the Son. “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 ESV