Those who endure to the end will be saved
Whispers the One whose hands are engraved
There is a reason this life is so hard
It’s a test to see whose ways you regard

Some will fall short and lose their reward
Which way did you choose in times of discord?
Was love your aim to the unlovely and lost?
No matter the time, no matter the cost

Your actions speak louder than the words that you say
The test results show your love on full display
Hold on till the end so they don’t take your crown
I am coming for a bride in a spotless gown

Debbie Furey
July 5, 2021

Matthew 10:22 – “ You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”

Isaiah 49:16 – “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.”

Ephesians 5:25–27 – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.”

Revelation 3:7-12

Everything we do on this earth will matter for all of eternity. God will weigh every thought, word and action. When things get hard in my life, I find it helpful to remind myself, this is only a test.