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Jerusalem.
They will have every tear wiped away.
They will know death no longer.
Mourning and crying and pain will be no more.
They will be able to drink of the water of life freely.
Yahshua will be their God and the Overcomers will be His son.

Such are the awesome promises reserved for the Overcomers in Christ. Yahweh does
not bestow such valuable treasures lightly. This life on earth is a proving ground to
determine who will be worthy to receive such things. When Yahshua comes He will
bring His reward with Him and give to each saint according to their works.

Revelation 22:12
"Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to
every man according to what he has done.”

With all this in mind, we are exhorted to not grow weary in well doing, but to
persevere.

Galatians 6:9
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do
not grow weary.

II Thessalonians 3:13
But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.

Hebrews 12:3
For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against
Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

We have need of this endurance on the road to Zion. It is one thing to exclaim as did
Peter, “I am ready even to die with You”, but can we endure a thousand deaths to the
life of our soul over a prolonged period of time? This same man who said he would
die with Christ asked Him, “How many times must I forgive my brother?” It is often
a more difficult thing to bear up under insults and offenses over a prolonged period
of time than it is to give one’s life as a martyr for Christ.

You who have committed your life to Christ, do you have the endurance to be falsely
judged and misunderstood by family today, and tomorrow, and the day after
tomorrow, and the day after that with no end in sight? Will you graciously bear this
and choose to forgive all who offend day after day? You who hope in God for some
promise, will you continue to wait months, years and decades, if the promise should
tarry, without becoming embittered toward God? You who are undergoing financial