| “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” |
| —Hebrews 10:35 |
We live in a throw-away society. Everywhere, objects that once had more permanence are being replaced with similar objects that can be used for a limited time and discarded. Almost no one has consumer-grade electronic equipment repaired anymore. People simply buy a new one when the old one stops working.
When I started my career in fire protection, hospitals were considered low fire risks. But that changed with the introduction of plastics replacing solid metal and glass. Today, some storage areas within hospitals are considered a very high risk due to the presence of plastics, which often burn with the same heat release rate as gasoline. From a medical perspective, the use of disposable plastics means greater patient protection against infection and greater ease of use for the staff. But, the higher fire risk requires the installation of automatic fire sprinklers throughout all areas of a hospital, as well as a number of other mitigating protective features.
Some things simply shouldn’t be thrown away. Please note these words from Hebrews 10:35-36:
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
As we begin a new day, let’s determine to “keep on keeping on.” Such perseverance will ultimately bring us the reward of hearing our loving Father say, “Well done, my good and faithful steward.”
Based on a blog originally posted on Thursday, November 10, 2016
