💪Be Strong Stand Firm🇺🇸

 Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid 

1 Thessalonians 3:8 (KJV) For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 3:9 (KJV) For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

1 Thessalonians 3:10 (KJV) Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

We live if “ye stand fast in the Lord.” Remember the football we wrote about? What was the principal that Coach Lombardi taught his players? He taught his players the fundamentals. Knowing the fundamentals, the Green Bay Packers began to win. Can I say it’s always better to win than to lose. Winner or Loser? In our Christian life we are one or the other.  The Apostle Paul said one of the fundamentals is to stand fast in the Lord. 

“stand fast in the Lord.” Stand Fast means to be FIRM, FIXED, SETTLED to MAINTAIN POSITION. The question is how are we doing as Christians standing fast in the Lord? How are we doing in standing fast in His Word? How are we doing standing fast in Prayer? How are we doing in standing fast in our Walk with the Lord? The questions could go on but it’s not questions, it’s are we Firm, Fixed and Settled in what we believe? So much so that if we were to die today that we aren’t worried about where we are going? If not then we must “might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?” Don’t let weak or non Christians influence you to the point that you yourself become weak in your faith. The fundamental fact is you and I are closer today than we were yesterday to our final day here on earth. Stand Firm one learns to do that by doing it. I go to Sunday school and worship services and sometimes it may seem like a big waste of time. The surgeon yesterday that was operating on that 10 year old little girl thought the same thing when he was going to college. On other days we both learned the things that helped us today. May I say it was all well worth our time. One becomes weak by not using their muscles. Staying home is not an option if we are going to stand firm and be strong in the Lord.