Matthew 7:8
July 6, 2023
FEAST OF BLESSED RALPH MILNER, MARTYR – 7th, JULY
July 7, 2023
The 6th OF JULY
PATIENCE AND ENDURANCE ARE IMPORTANT FOR SALVATION
“By your [patient] endurance [empowered by the Holy Spirit] you will gain your souls.” – Luke 21:19
What is our Lord actually saying here? He is saying that our endurance will save our lives, or “but he who endure to the end, shall be saved” in Matthew 24:13 and Mark 13:13. To gain our souls, it means not to lose them and end up in hell, but to be saved and go to heaven. Having patience brings much benefits in this life too, not only for eternity.
We will keep our calm when we trust God that even if we are hated, betrayed or killed, we will just go to be with our Lord and not perish. In the previous verses, Jesus was saying to the disciples and to us as well, that even if we go through very harsh trials and our bodies might be killed, we will “not even lose one hair of our heads.”
We are eternal beings and the physical bodies are just for as long as we live on this earth, while we prepare for eternity. “Losing these bodies,” just means that we will continue to exist in a spiritual form, until the rapture, when we will receive our glorified bodies. That means that it is not worth it to compromise in order to keep these bodies alive and lose our salvation. This life will end at some point anyway, but what will follow after it, will be forever.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
My beloved Lord, thank You so much for showing me the right perspective about life. Holy Spirit, please help me focus on my eternity and not on my life here on earth. Dear Jesus, You want me to be with You forever and by learning to have patience, trusting You no matter what I have to go through, I will make it to heaven and be in perfect happiness for all eternity. Please help me to live to please You, remain faithful and not fail under pressure. In the Name of Jesus I pray. Amen
