They finished stong... you too can!

Be strong, be courageous, and finished Strong.

The Elders obtained a good report. They of old were Strong, They were Courageous, and they finished Strong.

Enoch was Strong in The Lord; He walked with God and was no more, for God took him.

Abraham was Strong in faith and courageously trusted in God, He obeyed God in impossibility and became the “Father of many Nations”.

Isaac held strongly to the promises of God and courageously sowed in famine and had a yield of a hundred fold.

Joseph feared God and believed so much in the “Dream of Greatness” God had given him that he despised evil and courageously said no to the allurings of Portiphar’s wife.

Joshua strongly and steadfastly meditated on the book of the law day and night and never let it depart from his mouth, observing to do all that was written within.

Gideon; although a coward and a nonentity, became strong and courageously routed a large army with just three Hundred Men.

Rahab, although she was a prostitute took courage and helped God’s people, she cancelled the death sentence that hung over her Father’s house and became a fore mother of the messiah.

Jephthah the Gileadite birthed in Sin, the son of a whore and called a bastard; did not let his background deter him. He became Strong and became a mighty man of valour, saving his people from the afflictions of their enemies.

Jabez was named sorrow because he was considered a ‘child of sorrow’ who had caused much Pain and grief. In his affliction he cried out to The Lord and became Strong and more honourable than his brothers; for God indeed blessed him and enlarged his coast.

Samuel took a courageous step to serve the Lord at the tender age of five and communed with God his entire life; he remained strong in his devotion to the Lord and was Israel’s faultless judge all the days of his life.

David, the shepherd boy after God’s heart who turned general and then King, was strong and of a good courage. With a sling and a stone he defeated a giant; becoming Israel’s greatest King who never lost a battle;

Josiah, a boy turned King at age eight, was strong in obedience to the laws of The Lord. He never departed from the ways of the Lord, but Served the Lord His entire Lifetime.

Daniel, the strong young captive Prince in Babylon proposed in his heart, not to defile himself with a portion of the King’s meat. He courageously fed on meals of vegetables and God made him ten times above his contemporaries.

Shedrach, Mishach and Abednego had their strength in the Lord. They courageously said no to the King’s command of ‘bowing down to a graven image’ and although they were cast into the fire, they did not get burnt.

Esther the queen had so much Strength on the inside; she defied the laws of the Medes and Persians courageously saying “If I perish I perish” and saw to the deliverance of her people.

Mary had a choice, to live her life carelessly and promiscuously like the modern girl of Judea, but she never did. She was strong, she was courageous and she preserved herself; she remained a virgin. No wonder she was chosen to be the Mother of the Messiah.

Jesus was strong and full of Courage that was why He feared not; neither did he Stagger; but died the death of a criminal, by being crucified on a cross for the sins of the world. For while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

The Apostles were Strong and were of a good courage. They feared not, they refrained not from preaching the gospel. They were hated, persecuted, beaten, crucified on crosses and inverted crosses, drowned, beheaded and killed; yet they esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of this world. And today they seated in Heaven with crowns of glory on their heads, reigning together with Christ.

They were Strong and were of a good courage, they finished Strong.
If they did… how much more you? Be strong, be of good courage, for you too can finish Strong!!!