The headlines are full of
bad news these days. They tout very
little that is good in comparison. The
truth is that Jesus warned us His disciples that this would be the norm. He told them to expect tribulation and
trouble in this world. He told them that
His followers specifically would face hate and persecution—just as He did.
John 15:18–20 “If the world hate
you, ye know that it hated me before
it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but
because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world,
therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The
servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will
also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.”
Christians in the United
States have been allowed to experience a long period marked more by respect
than persecution, but the tide is quickly turning. Those who choose to follow Jesus as Lord and
are trying to live their lives in accordance with the word of God are being
singled out for persecution for those beliefs to the point of having to choose
between their livelihood and their faith. Those who truly try to live according
to God’s will as revealed in His word are considered radicals that are
categorized with terrorists. The
influence of the forces of darkness is growing at an alarming rate.
Thankfully, the Christian
can rest in the truth that God is still sovereign and His plan is unfolding
exactly as He has purposed. When the
time is right, the Lord is going to return in power and great glory and eliminate
those forces forever. The future of the
Christian is one of peace, joy and abundance in the presence of God for
eternity.
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