Too Close to Turn Around

Too Close to Turn Around

Romans 8:35  

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

We are too close to heaven to worry about tribulations

We are too close to seeing Jesus to be delayed by distress

We are too close to receiving our crown to deterred by persecutions

We are too close to a land of plenty to falter over famine

We are too close to wearing new robes in glory to be distraught over nakedness

We are too close to everlasting peace to allow perils to turn us back

We are too close to studying war no more to worry over man-made swords

Fools for Christ

1 Corinthians 4:10  

We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!

They followed Christ with complete devotion

Their allegiance was to a crucified Savior

They rejected the visible and accepted the invisible

Hold On

2 Corinthians 4:8-9  

8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 

9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

As Christians we can endure because:

The victory has already been promised

God is more powerful than the world against us

We have eternal blessings awaiting us