As Christians, the Lord wants us to persevere regardless of what might be confronting us. In wanting to accomplish this goal and experience triumph in His being, the Lord desires for us to acquire knowledge in surmounting the adversities, barriers, trials, and tribulations that have been faced in front of us.

And to accomplish this, the Lord desires for us to practice diligence in our efforts to persevere in getting whatever we’re attempting to do and not stop until the task has been completed. We can’t quit until we have given the task everything we could. The idea of diligence in all that we do as Christians are crucial for us to comprehend, as we can’t be saved without possessing it.

As Christians, we’re eager to please the Lord; however, we must keep in mind what we read in HEBREWS 11:6 [NKJV]:

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

We also get told what happens when we are diligent in PROVERBS. In PROVERBS 10:4 [NKJV], we’re told that:

“He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

This gets retold in PROVERBS 13:4 [NKJV]:

“The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.”

We must remain strong and tireless to receive what we get told in GALATIANS 6:9 [NKJV]:

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

An important thing that we must endeavor to do at all times in our diligence is to follow the advice we find written in 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58 [NLT]:

“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.”

One of the last things we need to do as Christians in practicing diligence is to remember what we’re told in DEUTERONOMY 6:17 [NKJV]:

“You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.”

What author and pastor Sheldon Newton has done in this book is to assist us in gaining and regaining the enthusiasm and fervor for the presence of the Lord in our lives. The message of his book is our necessity to acquire a closer relationship with the Lord and, in the process, attain an enduring passion for his words and his presence in our lives; we not only pray but have our prayers being fraught with power to achieve desired outcomes. Pastor Newton wants his readers to be more familiar with our Lord and Savior. He desires for us as Christians to strive to be more diligent in our perseverance in doing things the way the Lord wants us to. For this reason, I’ve given Pastor Newton 5 STARS for his endeavor here. ( )