32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him." 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
How insane is this passage? I mean it is pretty insane in the way i colored it, but as i was searching through my bible this week I ran across this passage in Hebrews while i was looking for another passage. This verse is very encouraging to people of faith. And the way that i have organized it helps to the see the process of communication during the encouragement. The Blue words are commands or applications statements. The Green words are the memories of perseverance of the apostles, and the Dark Red words were statements of the faith of the followers of God. The Yellow statement are a collection of words from past writings including Habakkuk 2:3-4. And last the purple statement is the POWER statement. It hits me hard emotionally and spritually. When i read that statement i was reminded of one of the braveheart speeches, mainly the one from the battlefield. I went to youtube and found the clip so you can see how he says it, but mainly I want you to see how awesome this statement is and capture it and apply it to your life.
