98th BDS – 9/7/2023

Scripture Reference: Matthew 24: 4-14

There are so many things going on in this present World and the struggle to remain focused on the ultimate prize of eternal salvation in and through Our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST gets harder with each ticking second. Day turns to night, night turns to day and we find ourselves in the fight of our lives. No wonder in the Holy Scriptures we are encouraged to keep going though everything in us wants to throw in the towel, wave the white flag and crawl under our beds and wait until the storms in our lives pass over.

“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”

‭‭Hosea‬ ‭6‬:‭3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Please believe me when I say, that although those times will come, as GOD has continuously reminded me.. we were made in His image, therefore we were made to endure!!! So, let’s dive in!!!

2 Thessalonians 1: 3-4 / Ezekiel 22: 14 / James 5: 11 / 2 Timothy 2: 11-13 / 1 Corinthians 4: 10-16

Final Thought: The fact of the matter is, is that this walk, this race, this journey that we have been given doesn’t require us to be the strongest, be the fastest or the best of anything.. what it requires is a constant belief that we most certainly can do all things through Christ Jesus giving us the strength to do it!!!

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Not only that, we can totally turn our ears off of and our eyes away from what the World around us would have us to believe is “winning” in this life. Endurance takes patience, endurance requires unwavering faith, endurance is continuing to climb the mountain knowing that there’s a strong wind in the shape of a man’s hand at our backs pushing us to simply keep going, keep learning, keep reaching, staying hungry and thirsty for more knowledge, wisdom and understanding in, of and about our relentless Father who is in Heaven through His Son JESUS CHRIST!!! Don’t listen to the lies of the adversary.. everything we need to make it through this life as we know it, is in GOD!!!

“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9‬:‭11‬ ‭KJV‬‬

-Minister Marchand, Founder and Pastor of JESUS IS GLOBAL MINISTRIES-JIGM and JESUS IS GLOBAL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY-JIGMIA