Stand: A Call For The Endurance Of The Saints

Been reading a good book called Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints. It's a collaborative effort from Justin Taylor, Jerry Bridges, John Piper, John MacArthur, Randy Alcorn and Helen Roseveare.  Not a bad list.  I had the book on my Amazon wish list for quite a while and finally ordered it.  I won't summarize the book here, but just want to share an excerpt from Jerry Bridges:

It's possible that sometime in your life things will totally fall apart and you will feel that you have nothing left.  Let me tell you, there are two things that God will never take away.  God will never take away the gospel.  IN the most difficult day so of your life you still stand before God clothed in the righteousness of Christ.  Your sins are forgiven.  Even your doubts are forgiven because Christ fully trusted the Father on your behalf.  And, second, God will never take away his promises.  These two assurances will remain even if everything else is stripped away. If you were brought to the point of being like Job, this you can count on. You stand before God clothed in the righteousness of Christ.  He will never, never take the gospel away from you.  And you will always have his promise, "never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."