Be Faithful in Sufferings
Be faithful in the Lord's Power and Life, and focus on the Power of God, not your sufferings, to bring good out of all sufferings and witness a Crown of Life Eternal.
George Fox encourages all believers who are suffering for the truth to fully surrender to God's power, which will ultimately lead to freedom and victory over persecution. He emphasizes the importance of remaining faithful and valiant in the face of suffering, urging them to focus on God's power rather than their trials. Fox reassures that their faithfulness will not only bring peace and unity with God but also impact those who are imprisoned by their own struggles. He calls for perseverance in the life and wisdom of the Lord, promising a crown of eternal life for those who endure. Ultimately, he inspires believers to trust in God's power to overcome and achieve victory.
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ALL Friends and Brethren every where, that are Imprisoned for the Truth, give your selves up in it, and it will make you free, and the Power of the Lord will carry you over all the Persecutors, which was, before they were. For since the Beginning hath this Persecution got up; therefore live and reign in that Power, which remains, when the other is gone, and in that ye will have Peace and Unity with God, and one with another.
Be faithful in the Life and Power of the Lord God, and for the Truth be Valiant on the Earth, and look not at your Sufferings, but at the Power of God, and that will bring some good out in all your Sufferings; and your Imprisonments will reach to the Prisoned, that the Persecutor prisons in himself.
So be faithful in your Sufferings in the Power of the Lord. . . . So the Power, and Life, and Wisdom of the Lord God Almighty keep you, and preserve you, to finish your Testimony to the End, that ye may witness every one of you a Crown of Life Eternal, in which ye may sing Praises to the Lord, and in that triumph. And so, be faithful in that which overcomes, and gives Victory.
Sermon Outline
- The Power of Faithfulness in Sufferings
- The Importance of Faithfulness in the Lord's Power
- Looking Beyond Sufferings to God's Power
- Focus on the Power of God, not your sufferings
- This will bring good out of all sufferings
Key Quotes
“For since the Beginning hath this Persecution got up; therefore live and reign in that Power, which remains, when the other is gone, and in that ye will have Peace and Unity with God, and one with another.” — George Fox
“So be faithful in your Sufferings in the Power of the Lord.” — George Fox
“And so, be faithful in that which overcomes, and gives Victory.” — George Fox
Application Points
- Focus on the Power of God, not your sufferings, to bring good out of all sufferings.
- Be faithful in the Life and Power of the Lord God, and be Valiant for the Truth on Earth.
- Finish your Testimony to the End, and witness a Crown of Life Eternal.