Read Revelation 19:11-16.
The rider of the white horse is none other than Jesus Christ. He is Faithful and True. Those attributes alone are worthy of worshipful consideration. That He is Faithful and True says that He will always come through without deception or lies or false hopes. He delivers truth that is trustworthy because He is faithful. Whenever we go through the valley of the shadow of death, we have no reason to fear because Jesus Christ is Faithful and True. He will deliver on His promises. When He says His yoke is easy, His burden light, we can believe it. When He says He will never leave nor forsake us, we can believe it. When He says we will experience nothing beyond what we can handle, we can believe it. When He says He disciplines those He loves, we can believe that He wants us to grow. When He says we experience trials to develop perseverance, we can believe it will happen if we will only endure. We may be faithless, but the Scriptures tell us that He is forever faithful (2 Tim. 2:13). The ultimate proof of His faithfulness and trustworthiness will be at His coming judgment when He will destroy sin and evil and reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.
As I sit here considering that great and horrible day (for those without Christ), I think of all the things I have endured in life until the present. I think of so many people who have endured so much more. I think of the things that we have yet to endure, and to be honest, I don’t look forward to them! And yet we know that this life is but a second on the clock of eternity. It brings great persevering hope to remember that Jesus Christ will prevail in the end. That day will no doubt bring with it sweet victory in that all we have endured here in this world will be found to be worth the sweat and tears of perseverance. But for now, we live not with merely a future promise, but with the present one as well: Jesus Christ is Faithful and True. That gives us hope to persevere now.
Consider today how you might live with the utter conviction that Jesus Christ is forever faithful and forever trustworthy and true. How can that make a difference in the way you relate to others, in the decisions that you make today, and the strength you might need to get through another day?
-Mike