Não desista!
'Não desista!' é o grito do céu para a terra. Deus nos encoraja a perseverar na fé, na oração e na esperança, porque a vitória pertence aos que não se rendem.
Força na fraqueza
Os que esperam no Senhor renovam as forças. Deus não se cansa nem se fatiga — Ele dá poder aos fracos e vigor aos cansados.
Have you not known,
or have you not heard?
Yahweh is the God of eternity,
the creator of the ends of the earth!
He is not faint, and he does not grow weary!
There is no searching his understanding.
He gives power to the weary,
and he increases power for the powerless.
Even young people will be faint and grow weary,
and the young will stumble, exhausted.
But those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength.
They shall go up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not grow weary;
they shall walk and not be faint.
For people will live in Zion;
in Jerusalem, you will surely not weep.
Surely he will be gracious to you;
when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you.
The Restorer of Israel
But now thus says Yahweh,
he who created you, Jacob,
and he who formed you, Israel:
"You must not fear, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by your name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,
and through the rivers, they shall not flow over you.
When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not scorch you.
For I am Yahweh, your God,
the holy one of Israel, your savior.
I give you Egypt as ransom,
Cush and Seba in place of you.
I know how both to make do with little and I know how to have an abundance. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to have an abundance and to go without. I am able to do all things by the one who strengthens me.
Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner person is being renewed day after day. For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure and proportion, because we are not looking at what is seen, but what is not seen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is not seen is eternal.
Perseverança na fé
Não perca a confiança, pois ela tem grande recompensa. O justo viverá pela fé, e quem perseverar até o fim será salvo.
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward.
Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who promised is faithful. And let us think about how to stir one another up to love and good works, not abandoning our meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.
Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him.
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, both joints and marrow, and able to judge the reflections and thoughts of the heart.
And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give up.
I am coming quickly! Hold fast to what you have, so that no one may take away your crown.
Here is the patient endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.
Blessed is the person who endures testing, because when he is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.
Deus é refúgio
O Senhor é nosso refúgio e fortaleza. Ele ouve nossas orações, nos consola nas tribulações e transforma choro em dança.
God Provides for and Protects His People
God is our refuge and strength,
a very sufficient help in troubles.
Cast your burden on Yahweh,
and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of distress.
And those who know your name will trust in you,
for you do not forsake those who seek you, O Yahweh.
Those who sow with tears
shall reap with rejoicing.
He who diligently goes out with weeping,
carrying the seed bag,
shall certainly come in with rejoicing,
carrying his sheaves.
Be strong and let your heart show strength,
all you who wait for Yahweh.
Nun
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
Yahweh is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.
Vitória em Cristo
Jesus venceu o mundo e nos dá vitória. Para Deus nada é impossível, e Ele faz infinitamente mais do que pedimos ou pensamos.
I have said these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction, but have courage! I have conquered the world."
Peter’s Confession
For this reason many of his disciples drew back and were not walking with him any longer. So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?"Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."
"I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.
The Sermon on the Mount: Ask, Seek, Knock
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to carry and my burden is light."
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
For nothing will be impossible with God."
Esperança e transformação
O Senhor completa a boa obra que começou em nós. Ele faz novas todas as coisas e dá esperança para o futuro.
convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it until the day of Christ Jesus,
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.
The New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist any longer. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"Behold, the dwelling of God is with humanity,
and he will take up residence with them,
and they will be his people
and God himself will be with them.
And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes,
and death will not exist any longer,
and mourning or wailing or pain will not exist any longer.
The former things have passed away."
Yahweh is good—a refuge in the day of distress;
he knows those who take refuge in him.
For I know the plans that I am planning concerning you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘plans for prosperity and not for harm, to give to you a future and a hope.
But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor."
Permanecendo firme
Persevere na oração, firme-se na Palavra e fortaleça-se na graça de Cristo. A fé vem pelo ouvir, e o ouvir pela Palavra de Deus.
not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer,
rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer,
Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word about Christ.
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose,
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our sins and will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
And this is the confidence that we have before him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.