Revive me! Weekly Reflections #26 ©www.christian-recovery.com

Rev 3:12 'The one overcoming, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and by no means shall he go out any longer.

Jesus speaks that overcoming is possible. That should be our goal and what our eyes are fixed upon. He promises a reward for those who do. You shall be a pillar. We may have read that and placed no premium on it. In the ancient Greek world, it was customary to place a pillar in a temple in order to honor a dignitary. We become dignitaries in God's eyes and on His behalf. Further is the promise that we shall go out any longer. Once we overcome we are stable. We know the battle we have fought valiantly to win and we do not revert. We are a necessary component in God's temple. Others shall plainly see Whom we have served and why we are honored. Good reasons to overcome. Good reasons to not give up.

If you do not yet have the mindset to overcome for yourself, can you do it for God? Can you do it because others have their eyes and hope set upon you? Wouldn't it be delightful to think of yourself as a pillar and not a bruised reed? Wouldn't it be wonderful if others fled to you for strength, rather than away from you for fear that bondage is contagious? If you will but put forth the effort to overcome, the rewards are not imaginable today perhaps, but tomorrow they will be visible. They will be irrevocable. God will do what He promises. You must have the genuine desire. Working up the desire may be what is holding you back. A thought is not a desire. It is a thought. A desire implies action to achieve. Will you think of the difference and set forth a good display of genuine desire this week?

Lord, sometimes it is difficult to discern my motives. I should want to overcome for You, myself and others. Place within me the knowledge of the significance on me becoming an overcomer. Remove from me the negativity that hinders me from claiming this precious promise. Amen

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