{"id":2331,"date":"2021-02-07T20:44:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T04:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2021-02-07T20:44:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T04:44:20","slug":"be-steadfast-be-strong-be-steady-be-faithful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2021\/be-steadfast-be-strong-be-steady-be-faithful\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Steadfast, Be Strong, Be Steady, Be Faithful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth.jpg\" alt=\"Steadfastness -- a Bible acrostic by Noreen Roth\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/steadfastness-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-668x359.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We live in times that try men&#8217;s souls &#8212; unsettled times, unsettling times. Society continues to wobble and shake, to shift and change.<\/p>\n<p>God calls on His people to stand strong and stand fast.<\/p>\n<p>Mom made up a Bible acrostic &#8212; read it, ponder it, and be blessed. Take courage and commit yourself to stand fast in the faith&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:88%\">\n<span class=\"one-letter\">S<\/span>tand fast in the Lord (Philippians 4:1).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">T<\/span>hey that wait upon the Lord (Isaiah 40:31).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">E<\/span>xamine me oh Lord (Psalm 26:2).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">A<\/span>nd be renewed in the spirit of your mind (Ephesians 4:23).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">D<\/span>ead indeed unto sin (Romans 6:11).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">F<\/span>aith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">A<\/span>bstain from all appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">S<\/span>et your affection on things above (Colossians 3:2).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">T<\/span>o keep himself unspotted from the world (James 1:27).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">N<\/span>evertheless the foundation of God standeth sure (2 Timothy 2:19).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">E<\/span>nd of all things is at hand (1 Peter 4:7).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">S<\/span>tand fast in the faith (1 Corinthians 16:13).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">S<\/span>tedfast, unmovable (1 Corinthians 15:58).\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Many thanks, Mom!<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>And three of Mom&#8217;s other acrostics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2020\/coronavirus-reflections-from-the-psalms\/\" title=\"Coronavirus Reflections From the Psalms\">Coronavirus Reflections From the Psalms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2020\/encouragement-for-dark-distressing-depressing-times\/\" title=\"Encouragement for Dark, Distressing, Depressing Times\">Encouragement for Dark, Distressing, Depressing Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2020\/our-sovereign-god-an-acrostic\/\" title=\"Our Sovereign God: an Acrostic\">Our Sovereign God: an Acrostic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus two of my own relevant posts here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2018\/do-these-things-to-be-stable-steadfast-and-triumphant\/\" title=\"Do These Things to Be Stable, Steadfast, and Triumphant\">Do These Things to Be Stable, Steadfast, and Triumphant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2010\/steadfast-unto-the-end\/\" title=\"Steadfast Unto the End\">Steadfast Unto the End<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I encourage you to read the full text of the verses Mom used for her acrostic in this post:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved&#8221;<\/span> (Philippians 4:1).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint&#8221;<\/span> (Isaiah 40:31).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart&#8221;<\/span> (Psalm 26:2).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;And be renewed in the spirit of your mind&#8221;<\/span> (Ephesians 4:23).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord&#8221;<\/span> (Romans 6:11).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God&#8221;<\/span> (Romans 10:17).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Abstain from all appearance of evil&#8221;<\/span> (1 Thessalonians 5:22).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth&#8221;<\/span> (Colossians 3:2).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world&#8221;<\/span> (James 1:27).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity&#8221;<\/span> (2 Timothy 2:19).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer&#8221;<\/span> (1 Peter 4:7).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong&#8221;<\/span> (1 Corinthians 16:13).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord&#8221;<\/span> (1 Corinthians 15:8).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bible acrostic by Noreen Roth, encouraging Christian steadfastness<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[86],"tags":[51,39,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-2331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-collage","7":"tag-discipleship","8":"tag-encouragement","9":"tag-hang-in-there","10":"h-entry","11":"hentry","12":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/prJBV-BB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}