{"id":1754,"date":"2025-09-18T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:54:42","slug":"preserving-our-faith-in-the-last-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?p=1754","title":{"rendered":"Preserving our Faith in the Last Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 21, 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dreamstime_s_83852512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dreamstime_s_83852512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dreamstime_s_83852512.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dreamstime_s_83852512-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dreamstime_s_83852512-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>David had a heart for God. He wanted God to preserve his existence and experience. He didn&#8217;t want to just amble through trials and treasures of life without God&#8217;s Presence; and he also had a passion for the Presence of God. The enemy of our faith can&#8217;t defeat us with offense if we preserve our heart, if we maintain a quest for what is right, and if we guard our thoughts and ambitions with truth. We need to be guarded by the grace of God. We must be hedged by His Holiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God can keep us from the wolves of hell. He can fend off the predators of darkness. And David wanted this preserving power. He wanted the Righteousness of God to empower him. This brings about an enduring testimony. It brings about a durable faith. Listen now&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8954\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1754-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\">https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?powerpress_pinw=1754-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?feed=podcast&amp;mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 21, 2025 David had a heart for God. He wanted God to preserve his existence and experience. He didn&rsquo;t want to just amble through trials and treasures of life without God&rsquo;s Presence; and he also had a passion for the Presence of God. The enemy of our faith can&rsquo;t defeat us with offense if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8956\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1754-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\">https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?powerpress_pinw=1754-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Preserving-our-Faith-in-the-Last-Days.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?feed=podcast&amp;mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thejesusmessage.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[719,721,469,718,722,720,723],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-jesus-message-podcasts","tag-keeping-your-guard-up","tag-preservation-of-truth","tag-preserving-faith","tag-preserving-love","tag-preserving-our-faith","tag-protecting-what-is-important","tag-the-meaning-of-faith"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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