A Witness to All The Nations
Scripture: Matthew 24:13,14
Jesus said in verses 13 and 14, “But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this
gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and
then the end will come.” Notice Jesus admonished the disciples to embrace all the
characteristics contributing to endurance. He said if you want to come through this and
complete your salvation, you have to walk through it and you have to endure to the end. The
words Jesus spoke here is a bit unsettling– “…endure…to the end.” To the end? Which end?
To an individauls end or the church’s end? Are we ready for the level of persecution Jesus
promised in the end-times or are we looking forward to just getting out? How often does God
take people out? And how often do they have to walk through?
===PRAYER===
I tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. I take my
shield of faith and quench his every fiery dart. Greater is He Who is in me than he who
is in the world (Ps. 91:13; Eph. 6:16; 1 John 4:4).
I am delivered from this present evil world. I am seated with Christ in heavenly places.
I reside in the Kingdom of God’s dear Son. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
has made me free from the law of sin and death (Gal. 1:4; Eph. 2:6; Col. 1:13; Rom.
8:2).
I fear not, for God has given me a spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind. God is
on my side (2 Tim. 1:7; Rom. 8:31).
I hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. I hear my Father’s voice, and the voice of a
stranger I will not follow. I roll my works upon the Lord. I commit and trust them
wholly to Him. He will cause my thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and so shall
my plans be established and succeed ( John 10:27; Prov. 16:3).