To Him Who Overcomes

It is Thursday morning, 19th November 2020, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for the day.

The Book of Revelation, Chapter 2 and verse 7 says:

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

The Lord Jesus is interested in good finishes.

The Lord is not interested or concerned about good starters. It is good finishers that He is interested in.

He is looking for men and women of perseverance, those who subdue, who vanquish, who prevail.

You know, no less than six times, The Lord speaks to “him who overcomes,” in the Book of Revelation, in Chapters 2 and 3.

I read a beautiful article written by Peter Hughes and it goes like this:

He says Walt Disney was fired from his newspaper job because he lacked imagination and good ideas.

Winston Churchill was considered a dolt by one of his teachers.

Soichiro Honda was rejected by the Toyota Motor Corporation when he applied for a job, leaving him jobless until he began making scooters in his garage, and eventually founded the Honda Motor Company.

The list goes on and on.

“We will all fail sometimes”, Hughes says.

The difference between the ultimate winners and losers is how we deal with that failure.

Or to paraphrase, Rudyard Kipling - that wonderful poem, “If”.

He says ,”if you can meet triumph and disaster and treat the two imposters just the same, yes! Then you will be an overcomer”.

Do not lose your confidence and self-esteem. Do not withdraw and never again risk tackling something in which you cannot be certain of success, or do you pick yourself up and try again.

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th U S President and he once said, “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

Have a wonderful day. Keep on, keeping on for Jesus because He will never leave you and He will never forsake you.