CHRIST'S FAITHFULNESS IS OUR STRENGTH!: II Timothy 2:11_13

"If we died with him,
     we will live with him;
 if we endure,
     we will also reign with him.
 If we disown him,
     he will also disown us;
 if we are faithless,
     he will remain faithful,
     for he cannot disown himself."
 II Timothy 2:11-13

Jesus told us that if we are to be his disciples we have to deny ourselves, take up his cross and follow him (Matthew 16:24). Paul reminds us that if we die to ourselves we live to him, which is real life, life everlasting. That death will take some enduring on our part but, the end result for us is that we will reign with him. Pretty good deal.

Notice that there is a difference between disowning Christ and being faithless. To disown Christ is to take yourself out of the family. You know, if you say you are no longer a Christian... To be honest, that scares me. Not that I have said that, but, I know there are times when I certainly don't act like a Christian. And I think that is the difference between denying Christ is your Lord and Savior and sinning. We will sin. We will. There are times when our faith falters, yet, Christ remains faithful! That is the good news! Because Christ cannot disown himself, he will remain faithful even when we struggle and that is our strength, his faithfulness!

Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for your faithfulness, even when we are not. Praise be to you in us today!