Home > Men > Live by His Power > Be faithful/persevere
Men of Integrity, November/December 2007
No-Confidence Vote
Theme of the Week: Eyes on the Goal
Friday, November 9
Key Bible Verse: Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will (Hebrews 10:36). Bonus Reading: Hebrews 6:11-12
In 1782 Charles Simeon was appointed minister of Trinity Church in Cambridge, England, by a bishop, against the will of its people. They opposed him because he was an evangelical—believing the Bible and calling for conversion, holiness, and world evangelization. For 12 years the people refused to let him give the Sunday afternoon sermon, boycotted the morning service, and locked their pews so no one could sit in them. So he preached to the people who stood in the aisles!
"In this state of things," Simeon wrote, "I saw no remedy but faith and patience. The passage of Scripture which subdued and controlled my mind was this, 'The servant of the Lord must not strive' [2 Timothy 2:24, KJV]. It was painful indeed to see the church, with the exception of the aisles, almost forsaken; but I thought that if God would only give a double blessing to the congregation that did attend, there would … be as much good done as if the congregation were doubled and the blessing limited to only half the amount. … Without such a reflection, I should have sunk under the burden."
After weathering 12 years of intense opposition, Simeon's solid ministry continued for another 42 years!
—John Piper in Battling Unbelief
My Response: What quality or promise of God will sustain me in being His man today?
Thought to Apply: Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.—Newt Gingrich (politician)
Adapted from Battling Unbelief (Multnomah, 2007) by permission.
Copyright © 2007 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity.
November/December 2007, Vol. 10, No. 6
 |
Prayer for the Week |
 |
Help me, Lord, to so focus on Your promises that I'm no longer tempted to give up.
Men of Integrity
Connect with God | Transform my Mind | Live by His Power
Relate Better | Make an Impact
Home | Archives | Contact Us
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Try an Issue of Men of Integrity
Free!
|
 |
|
No credit card required. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only. Click here for International orders.
If you decide you want to keep Men of Integrity coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive five more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The trial issue is yours to keep, regardless.
Give Men of Integrity as a gift
Buy 1 gift subscription, get 1 FREE!
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
|
