Week 16 Day 4

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Never Surrender

Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 18:20

Where two or three with sweet accord,

Obedient to their sovereign Lord,

Meet to recount his acts of grace,

And offer solemn prayer and praise;

There, saith the Saviour, will I be

Amid the little company.

Lincoln was unremitting in the task of winning the Civil War. His doggedness became legendary. “The fight must go on,” he declared. “The cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even one hundred defeats.” It was Lincoln’s persistence that gave the Union the confidence and persistence to push Robert E. Lee and his generals back. Surrender was no option for Lincoln, to the point that he was willing to give up his own life. Have you raised the white flag in your life? If you decide now to never surrender, chances are you’ll ultimately gain the victory.