"Be Tenacious"

After ending my blog yesterday with the words,   "May we be alert to the WORDS around us,"   guess what words I saw  walking right in front of me for a good couple minutes wrapped around a man's head on his hat?????   "BE TENACIOUS"   I LOVE IT!!   TENACIOUS----holding FIRMLY; persistent; stubborn; clinging to another object; STRONG   FIRM----  Unyielding to pressure; solid; not easily moved; securely fixed in place; constant; steadfast; unwavering   STRONG-- capable of enduring; solid, viogr; durability or POWER OF body or SPIRIT.       "Do not be afraid. Stand FIRM and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today.." Exodus 14:13   "You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; STAND FIRM ( "Be Tenacious") and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you." 2 Chronicles 20:17     "Therefore, my dear "sisters", STAND FIRM ("Be tenacious!"). Let NOTHING move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58     "Finally, be STRONG in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. STAND FIRM then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and ......" Ephesians 6:10-14   "We ought always to thank God for you, brothers/sisters, loved by the Lord, because from the beginning, God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So the, sisters, STAND FIRM and HOLD to the teachings we passed on to you..." 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15     :"If you do not STAND FIRM in your faith, you will not stand at all." Isaiah 7:9     "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, STANDING FIRM in the faith because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, , after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you STRONG, FIRM , AND STEADFAST." 1 Peter 5:8-10   "Hate what is evil; CLING to what is good." Romans 12:9   "Be on your guard; STAND FIRM in the faith; be women of courage; BE STRONG ("BE TENACIOUS"). Do everything in love." 1 Corinthians 16:13   "Yet he did not WAVER through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God being FULLY persuades tha God had power to do what he had promised." Romans 4:20 & 21     Does God want us to "Be Tenacious?" ABSOLUTELY! May it be! Blessings from Bombadil. Kristy Link       "I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26