"FOR YE HAVE NEED OF PATIENCE ... THAT YE MIGHT RECEIVE THE PROMISE." The believer's confidence is in Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the One sent from God: that He is the only Saviour and the eternal God. He is confident that heaven is promised to all true believers and to all holy disciples. He gives credit to God's word which reveals the same, is fully satisfied of its truth and finds courage and boldness to profess the same. His confidence being produced by the Holy Spirit, and grounded on the divine word, will lead him to commit his all to the divine blessing; to surrender all to the divine will; to part with all if only to win Christ and to rest on the veracity of His word. His confidence will often be assailed and sorely tried; but it must be maintained for we are partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end. It has great recompense of reward, in the present life a hundredfold and in the world to come life everlasting. Beloved, let us hold fast our confidence and rejoicing of hope firm unto the end.

For Meditation:
Protect me in the dangerous hour,
And from the wily tempter's power,
O set my spirit free!
And if temptation should assail,
May mighty grace o'er all prevail
And lead my heart to Thee.