Finishing Strong...

Like Jesus, we are tempted.
Like Jesus, we are accused.
But unlike Jesus, we give up.
We give out.
We sit down.

How can our hearts have the endurance Jesus had?

By focusing where Jesus focused: on "the joy that God put before Him" (Heb. 12:2
He lifted His eyes beyond the horizon and saw the table. He focused on the feast. And what He saw gave Him strength to finish...and to finish strong.

Such a moment awaits us. In an hour that has no end, we will rest. Surrounded by saints and engulfed by Jesus Himself, the work will, indeed, be finished. The final harvest will be gathered, we will be seated, and Christ will christen the meal with these words "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matt. 25:23)