Because our salvation is secure in Christ, we can live faithfully for Him even when times are hard and all of our questions are not answered.

God promises us that by His grace, we will endure and overcome even the rage of the antichrist and shine as gospel lights until Christ comes again.

Daniel 11 prepares us for difficult days by reminding us that God is in control, to protect us from compromise and to equip us to know and obey God faithfully and courageously.

God strengthens his people when they turn to Him in uncertainty.

Christ’s covenant is our confidence that we will endure in faith, ministry and mission until we see Christ face to face, regardless of the pain or persecution that comes.

In Daniel 9:20-27, we hear God declaring to us that He loves us so much that He sent His only Son to save from our sins and the judgement we deserve, that He has prepared a place of eternal joy and peace for us to be with Him forever and that He has presence will be with us day by day to sustain our faith and strengthen our mission through long seasons of pain, persecution and waiting, until He comes again.

Bonus Session

Mercy motivated confessions of sin restore the soul and seek God’s highest glory.

Chapter 11 in "Christian Beliefs" by Wayne Grudem

We need God’s Word to give us divine perspective about the future to enable us to have daily perseverance in our mission, even on the days our hearts are breaking, so that we continue to do the business of our King.