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.
Whether thou knowest not, either heardest thou not? God, everlasting Lord, that made of nought the ends of [the] earth, shall not fail, neither shall travail, neither ensearching of his wisdom is.
That giveth strength to the weary, and strength to them that be not, and multiplieth stalworth[y] ness.
Young men shall fail, and shall travail, and young men shall fall down in their sickness.
But they that hope in the Lord, shall change strength, they shall take feathers as eagles; they shall run, and shall not travail; they shall go, and shall not fail.
Forsooth the people of Zion shall dwell in Jerusalem; thou weeping shalt not weep, he doing mercy shall have mercy on thee; at the voice of thy cry, anon as he heareth, he shall answer to thee.
And now the Lord God, making of nought thee, Jacob, and forming thee, Israel, saith these things, Do not thou dread, for I again-bought thee, and I called thee by thy name; thou art my servant.
When thou shalt go by waters, I shall be with thee, and floods shall not cover thee; when thou shalt go in fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and flame shall not burn in thee.
For I am thy Lord God, the Holy of Israel, thy saviour. I gave thy mercy Egypt; Ethiopia, and Seba, for thee.
And I know also how to be lowed, [or how to be bowed, or meeked], I know also how to have plenty [or how to abound]. Every-where and in all things I am taught to be [full]-filled, and to hunger, and to abound, and to suffer mis-ease.
I may all things in him that comforteth me.
For which thing we fail not, for though our outer man be corrupted; nevertheless the inner man is renewed from day to day.
But that light, [or easy], thing of our tribulation that lasteth now, but as it were by a moment, worketh in us over-measure an everlasting burden [or an everlasting weight] into the highness of glory;
while that we behold not those things that be seen, but those [things] that be not seen. For those things that be seen, be but during for a short time [or temporal]; but those things that be not seen, be everlasting [or 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 ye lose your trust, which hath great rewarding.
and hold we the confession of our hope, bowing to no side, [or unbowing, or unpliable]; for he is true that hath made the promise.
And behold we together in the stirring of charity, and of good works;
not forsaking our gathering together, as it is the custom to some men, but comforting [them], and by so much the more, by how much ye see the day nighing.
And it is impossible to please God without faith. For it behooveth that a man coming to God, believe that he is, and that he is [a] rewarder of men that seek him.
For the word of God is quick, and speedy in working, and more able to pierce than any twain-edged sword, and stretcheth forth [till] to the parting of the soul and of the spirit, and of the jointures and marrows, and [it is the] deemer of thoughts, and of intents of hearts.
And doing good fail we not; for in his time we shall reap, not failing.
Lo! I come soon; hold thou that that thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Here is the patience of saints, which keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Blessed is the man, that suffereth temptation; for when he shall be proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which God promised to men that 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.
To the overcomer, the song of the sons of Korah, for youths. Our God, thou art refuge, and virtue; helper in tribulations, that have found us greatly.
Cast thy care, or thought, [or thy busyness], on the Lord, and he shall fully nourish thee; and he shall not give without end fluttering to a just [or rightwise] man.
And the Lord is made refuge, either help, to a poor man; an helper in covenable times in tribulation.
And they, that know thy name, have hope in thee; for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
They that sow in tears; shall reap in full out joying.
They going, went, and wept; sending their seeds. But they coming, shall come with full out joying; bearing their handfuls.
All ye that hope in the Lord, do ye manly; and your heart be comforted.
[Nun.] Thy word is a lantern to my feet; and a light to my paths.
The Lord is nigh to all that inward-ly call him; to all that inwardly call him in truth.
He shall do the will of them, that dread him; and he shall hear the beseeching of them, and he shall make them safe.
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.
These things I have spoken to you, that ye have peace in me; in the world ye shall have dis-ease, [or have pressing, or over-laying], but trust ye, I have overcome the world.
From this time many of his disciples went aback, and went not now with him.
Therefore Jesus said to the twelve, Whether ye will also go away?
And Simon Peter answered to him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of everlasting life;
and we believe, and have known, [or we have believed, and know], that thou art Christ, the Son of God.
I shall not leave you fatherless, I shall come to you.
Ask ye, and it shall be given to you; seek ye, and ye shall find; knock ye, and it shall be opened to you.
For each that asketh, taketh; and he that seeketh, findeth; and it shall be opened to him, that knocketh.
All ye that travail, and be charged, come to me, and I shall fulfill [or shall refresh] you.
Take ye my yoke on you, and learn ye of me, for I am mild and meek in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.
For my yoke is soft [or sweet], and my charge is light [or easy].
Jesus beheld, and said to them, With men this thing is impossible; but with God all things be possible.
for every word shall not 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.
trusting this same thing, that he that began in you a good work, shall perform it till into the day of Jesus Christ.
Therefore if any new creature is in Christ, the old things be passed. Lo! all things be made new,
And I saw new heaven and new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth went away, and the sea is not now.
And I, John, saw the holy city Jerusalem, new, coming down from heaven, made ready of God, as a wife adorned to her husband.
And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying, Lo! the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them; and they shall be his people, and he God with them shall be their God.
And God shall wipe away each tear from the eyes of them; and death shall no more be, neither mourning, neither crying, neither sorrow, shall be over; which first things went away.
The Lord is good, and comforting in the day of tribulation, and knowing them that hope in him.
For I know the thoughts which I think on you, saith the Lord, the thoughts of peace, and not of torment, that I give to you an end and patience.
but be ye comforted, and your hands be not slacked; for meed shall be to your work.
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 slow in busyness, fervent in spirit, serving to the Lord,
joying in hope, patient in tribulation, busy in prayer,
joying in hope, patient in tribulation, busy in prayer,
Ye most dear brethren, not defending, [or avenging], yourselves, but give ye place to wrath [or ire]; for it is written, The Lord saith, To me vengeance, and I shall yield.
Therefore faith is of hearing [or by hearing], but hearing by the word of Christ.
And we know, that to men that love God, all things work together into good, to them that after purpose be called saints.
For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise, [for] to learn in rightwiseness,
that the man of God be perfect, learned to all good work[s].
Have thou the form of whole-some words, which thou heardest of me in faith and love in Christ Jesus.
Keep thou the good [deposit, or thing], taken to thy keeping by the Holy Ghost, that dwelleth in us.
And our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, which loved us, and gave everlasting comfort and good hope in grace,
stir [or admonish] your hearts, and confirm [you] in all good work and word.
If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just, that he forgive to us our sins, and cleanse us from all wickedness.
And this is the trust which we have to God [or that we have in God], that whatever thing we ask after his will, he shall hear us.
And we know, that he heareth us, whatever thing we [shall] ask; we know, that we have the askings, that we ask of him.
it suffereth all things, it believeth all things, it hopeth all things, it sustaineth all things.