We must contend for the faith delivered to us by the Apostles as confirmations of the Truths, power, and authority given to us by Jesus Christ!
Endurance is the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity.
Jude wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 1:
3 Dearly loved friend, I was fully intending to write to you about our amazing salvation we all participate in, but felt the need instead to challenge you to vigorously defend and contend for the beliefs that we cherish. For God, through the apostles, has once for all entrusted these Truths to His Holy believers.
Salvation, the baptism of The Holy Spirit, the gifts of The Holy Spirit, and the healing power meant to flow through mature believers, are just to name a few of the manifestations of Truth expressed by Jesus and confirmed by the Apostles.
We must stir up the gifts deposited in us and walk in Love and faith so that those gifts will become operational on a daily basis.
The word “sozo” means: to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction; one (from injury or peril); to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health; to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue. This word is used 100 times in the New Testament and deserves our attention. The following are just three examples of what Jesus did for us:
Matthew 1:21 And she will have a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save (sozo) His people from their sins.”
Matthew 8:25 The disciples went and woke Him up, shouting, “Lord, save (sozo) us! We’re going to drown!”
Matthew 9:21 for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed (sozo).”
Salvation, deliverance, and healing are all aspects of what Jesus went to the cross for. No aspect of our intended walk was left out when Jesus gave His life for us. Why only accept the partial when you can have the whole!
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 10:
12So then faith eliminates the distinction between Jew and non-Jew, for he is the same Lord for all people. And he has enough treasures to lavish generously upon all who call on him. 13And it’s true:
“Everyone who calls on the Lord’s name
will experience new life (will be saved: sozo).”
Sozo embraces the reality of a new life and by faith we are to walk in it. Yes, our faith must be tested and grow so that all which is deposited in us will rise to the surface and produce good fruit, some 30, some 60, some 100 fold.
Many people are struggling today. We need to walk in the power and authority of GOD so that people can be healed, saved, and delivered. This is what brings forth The Kingdom to earth. There is miracle, saving, delivering power in The Blood of Christ and we need to walk in the fullness of that power and authority!