Perseverance Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. James 5:11 Perseverance: Stick to it! ; Keep going! I go to see Immanuel with Dr. Karl, my coach, weekly. I have done this (by grace) for the past 14 years. Perseverance in this regard has paid big dividends good fruit in noticeable ways. It isn t fun to revisit overwhelming times in my life, but because Jesus goes with me and heals me, it s more than worth the momentary pain. God is faithful and faithfully draws us to Himself to experience His compassion and mercy. In every seminar I teach, I encourage everyone to get a partner or form a group of friends who are willing to get their healing regularly. Persevere in this good endeavor. It will perfect the things that concern you. Studies included in this article are: Perseverance; Persevere; Persevered; Persisted; Persistent; Persistence; Steadfastness; Steadfast; Endures; Enduring; Endured; Endurance For more information on this topic, please see: Pursuing God Perseverance Romans 5:3-4 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds. Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints 2 Timothy 3:10 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance. James 5:11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. 2 Peter 1:6 To knowledge self control, to self control perseverance, to perseverance godliness. Persevere Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Page 1 2015 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Persevered Revelation 2:3 And you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name s sake and have not become weary. Persisted 2 Kings 3:3 Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them. Ezekiel 15:8 Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have persisted in unfaithfulness, says the Lord GOD." Persistent Ezekiel 14:13 Son of man, when a land sins against Me by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out My hand against it; I will cut off its supply of bread, send famine on it, and cut off man and beast from it. Persistence Luke 11:8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. Steadfastness Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. 2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked. Steadfast 1 Chronicles 28:7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, if he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day. Job 11:15 Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear. Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise. Psalms 78:37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant. Psalms 108:1 A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Page 2 2015 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Psalms 112:7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. Daniel 6:26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 2 Corinthians 1:7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation. Colossians 1:23 If indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. Hebrews 2:2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward. Hebrews 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end. Hebrews 6:19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil. 1 Peter 5:9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. Endures Psalms 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Matthew 10:22 And you will be hated by all for My name s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 13:21 Yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Matthew 24:13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. Mark 13:13 And you will be hated by all for My name s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. John 6:27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. 1 Corinthians 3:14 If anyone s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. Page 3 2015 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. James 1:12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 1 Peter 2:19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. Enduring 1 Samuel 25:28 Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant. For the LORD will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD, and evil is not found in you throughout your days. 1 Kings 11:38 Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. Psalms 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. Proverbs 8:18 Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. Jeremiah 15:15 O LORD, You know; Remember me and visit me, And take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In Your enduring patience, do not take me away. Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke. 2 Corinthians 1:6 Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. Hebrews 10:34 For you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your goods, knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. Endured Romans 9:22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction. 2 Timothy 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Hebrews 6:15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Page 4 2015 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Hebrews 10:32 But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings. Hebrews 11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. Endurance Hebrews 10:36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Scripture taken from the New King James Version, copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Page 5 2015 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com