The path of perfect perseverance

WORD 2day: Friday, 6th week in Easter time

May 30, 2025 - Acts 18:9-18; John 16:20-23

The Word today could lead us to think of two phrases quite familiar in everyday parlance. The first one is 'the path of least resistance' - in the name of being natural and spontaneous, going with the trends, keeping abreat with the times, there are numerous compromises that are made and very many values that are lost,  thanks to this mode of thinking.

The second phrase quite equally popular is 'the path of least persistence' - advocating the theory that there is no virtue in insisting on making something work, while in practicality it does not. It is the famous mindset of trying out, just trying out. Just give it a try, and that is all about life. The famous tee shirt phrase - just do it, sums it all. The first failure, people quit, and they do so without any qualms of conscience.

The path of least resistance or the path of least persistence seem to be the trends of the world today. But the Word today, insists on the path of perfect perseverance. It is the path of least resistance to the Will of God and the path of least persistence to one's own whims and fancies. 

We see the Apostles and the their disciples do that...when the Lord instructs them to do something they offer no resistance at all. With all the sufferings that come their way, they keep persevering, though they certainly had moments dark and dangerous. Nothing stopped them because they were on the path of perfect perseverance.