Steadfast and Immovable
One of the greatest needs in life is to be consistently doing the right things, not getting side-tracked. However, many of us vacillate between being strong and being weak. We go this way and then that way like the waves of the ocean. Just like we need physical strength to be able to navigate our lives, we need spiritual strength to remain consistently strong in the things of the Lord. When Paul comes to the conclusion of his message about the resurrection of the dead, he gives us all a great encouragement based on the reality of Christ's resurrection and our future resurrection. (I Corinthians 15:58) "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." Nothing should discourage us since Christ is waiting to receive us into glory when that time comes. We need to know what we believe and why we believe it. Then, we need to stick with our beliefs unless we find out that we ...