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> "…but he who stands firm to the end will be saved…" (Matthew 24:13) — When I first read the scripture seriously I was in my teens. I had no contextual knowledge of the Bible. I simply read it until some meaning or truth stood out and spoke to me. In that moment I was instructed and tried to live by the Word that came alive to me. Now I look back across the years and I have learned a lot about studying the Bible historically. While that is important, it is still more important to me that I read listening until I hear something that speaks to me now. That is mainly what I did in preparing sermons. Today as I read the word that spoke out strong and clear is the importance of standing firm and faithful in my trust of God no matter how hard life is at the moment. In the end God will not let me go down the drain into the septic tank of destruction. That is the Word lighting my way today. — I pray for you the Word that lights your way….