6
For I am already being poured out like a Drink Offering,
And
the time has come for my Departure.
7 I
HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT,
I
HAVE FINISHED THE RACE,
I
HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.
8
Now there is in Store for me
THE
CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Which
the Lord, the Righteous Judge,
Will
Award to me on THAT DAY--
And
not only to me,
BUT
ALSO TO ALL
WHO
HAVE LONGED FOR HIS APPEARING.
(2
timothy 4:6-8)
Who
are those
Who
will receive a Crown of Righteousness?
Those
who have Fought the Good Fight,
Those
who Finish the Race,
Those
who Keep the Faith.
THOSE
WHO LONG FOR HIS APPEARING.
All
of these Attributes go together.
If
we do not Long for His Appearing,
We
will not Fight the Good Fight;
We
will not Keep the Faith;
We
will not Finish the Race.
Those
who do not Long for His Appearing,
Fail
to recognize the Wickedness of this World;
Their
life is in the Here and Now;
They
do not Seek First and above all else
THE
KINGDOM OF GOD
And
His Righteousness.
If
we do not Lose our life in this life,
WE
CANNOT HAVE HIS LIFE.
(Luke
9:4, 17:33; Matthew 10:39; Mark 8:35)
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