Faith and Fighting

I want to tell you, friend, that if you’re going to keep the faith you’re going to have to fight the fight. Faith is a fight. It takes courage, it takes determination, it takes commitment. But Paul said I’ve finished the race, I’ve done all that was allotted me to do. And then he looks forward out of time into eternity. It’s like a window opened in that cell and he looked right beyond those gray stone walls out into a different scene. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the Righteous Judge will award to me on that day. Not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearance.