Luke 21:19 - Stand firm, and you will win life.

When I had first read this I was so encouraged. Our Lord Jesus Christ is telling us to stand firm and we will win life - eternal life! Quickly I was saddened by what it means to stand firm, and questioned if I or others really know what this means. If we are to call ourselves christians and yet not know what we stand firm in how can we stand firm? If we are followers of Christ and yet we don’t know Christ how can we stand firm? The Lord has given us the Bible as a resource to be able to stand firm in Him, and so that we may win life. Think about what it looks like to stand firm. Jesus is getting to the end of his life and as he talks about the days to come and he tells his disciples to stand firm. Peter ‘the rock’ even rolled a little bit but then the Spirit filled him and he was the rock the that the Lord planned him to be. Fellow brothers and sisters, prepare yourself to stand firm, prepare yourself for the moments that God will use you to share the Gospel. Most of all prepare yourself to win life, or as Paul would say, ‘to run the race for the prize.(Philippians 3:14)’