The Church Endures

The Church endures—not because she is mighty, but because her Lord is mighty.

Charged with carrying the most sacred message of all time, she is opposed from without and betrayed from within.

She is met with hostility and deception, yet she clings to her Redeemer.

Instead of being weakened, she is strengthened.

How many wolves have ravaged the flock?

How many bellies of beasts have been filled?

How many scandals have tarnished her witness?

How many times has noise tried to drown out her message, and confusion obscured the precious truths she was sent to proclaim?

Yet she stands.

Not because she is comprised of flawless individuals, but because her foundation is Christ. Her survival was never secured by her purity or talent or strength, but by the promise of her King.

The Church may tremble, but she will never fall.

The Lord holds her fast.

“…I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” – Matthew 16:18

“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” – Isaiah 40:29

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” – 2 Corinthians 4:7

“…in Christ God was reconciling[a] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:19-20

“Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” -2 Timothy 3:12-13

“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:11

“built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.” -Ephesians 2:20-21