Your sufferings qualify you to be used of God–
For His purposes and His glory on this earth’s sod
By faith we are looking for a heavenly city
Be courageous, advance, don’t sink into self-pity

There is a hall of heroes in heaven up above
Of those who persevered in faith, hope, and love
Through many trials and deeds, they did overcome 
Surrendered to God so they could, like Him, become

The world is not worthy of those who lived like this
Against all hope they believed what God promised
Set your hearts to follow truth so you won’t succumb
Untold heavenly rewards wait for those who overcome

Debbie Furey
January 8, 2023

Hebrews 11:32-40 – “And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.”

1 John 3:2 – “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”

Hebrews 11, 12
1 John 3