“Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.”
(2 Timothy 1: 12)
What is it that motivates someone to keep on going in the face of extraordinary pressure and even persecution? The apostle Paul knew what it was like to be abused, to be threatened, to be imprisoned and in fear of his life. Yet his faith remained firm and his confidence strong in face of everything that could be thrown against him. What kept him going? Not what, but who! Paul had met Jesus in a very special way… an encounter which totally and utterly transformed his life. Jesus was his motivation and Paul knew that Jesus was so totally trustworthy that he could put not just his immediate earthly future in the hands of Jesus but his eternal future as well. Jesus has secured our eternal salvation if we believe and receive him into our lives