Perseverance
“James, a servant of
God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
to the twelve tribes
scattered among the nations:
Greetings.
Consider it pure joy,
my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that
the testing of your faith develops perseverance5281.
Perseverance must
finish its work so that you may be mature and complete,
not lacking
anything.”
James 1:1-4
5281 - hupŏmŏnē – from
5278: cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy – enduring, patience, patient
continuance (waiting).
5278 – hupŏmĕnō – to
stay under (behind), i.e. remain: fig. to undergo i.e. bear (trials), have
fortitude, persevere: - abide, endure, (take) patient(-ly), suffer, tarry
behind.
The winds blow and
the crape myrtle bows completely to the ground.
The spring rains
pour, and the soggy branches appear to be totally drowned.
But each trial just
seems to strengthen my favorite flowering tree.
The trials of life
blow in like winds and knock me to the floor.
The testing of my
faith, like rain, seems to continually to pour.
But by God’s grace, I
persevere; and the Father strengthens me.
June 30, 2012
June 30, 2012